24 hours in pictures

Sasolburg, South Africa: a protester lies injured after police forces opened fire with rubber bullets during the third day of ongoing service delivery riots Photograph: EPA

Muggendorf, Germany: ice stalagmites in Oswald Cave Photograph: David Ebener/EPA

Ecatepec, Mexico: police officers stand guard during the start of a joint security operation in an area with high rates of violence Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

La Paz, Bolivia: native priests gather at the Murillo square to listen to president Evo Morales Photograph: Martin Alipaz/EPA

Mayong, India: a farmer puts paddy seedlings in his field Photograph: EPA

Istanbul, Turkey: firefighters try to control flames at Galatasaray University Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Segou, Mali: women sift wheat in a field Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca: revellers dance under fireworks during the traditional Correfoc (fire run) to mark the end of the local festivities Photograph: Enrique Calvo/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: Thai women have facial hair removal treatments at a roadside shop in Chinatown Photograph: RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA

Munich, Germany: a surfer rides the man-made wave at the Eisbach (Ice Brook) Photograph: Mark Wieland/Getty Images

Rangoon, Burma: a boy holds a tool used to collect material for sale and recycling as he leaves a waste dump on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP

Brussels, Belgium: an estate agent waits for visitors at the smallest house in the city, on a street just off the main square. The house, which is 2.75 metres (about 9 feet) wide, dates from the 17th century Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Barcelona, Spain: men and women exercise in a public park Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP