24 hours in pictures

Idaho, USA: A rainbow greets walkers along the Lewiston Levee after an afternoon shower Photograph: Barry Kough/AP

Srinagar, Kashmir: Government employees are hit by water cannon during a protest demanding pay increases and better conditions Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters

Sichuan province, China: Soldiers stand on sandbags as they reinforce the banks of Quhe river. Floodwaters crashed out of a dangerously unstable quake lake after soldiers blasted open a sluice, significantly easing the threat of disaster for hundreds of thousands of people downstream Photograph: STR/Reuters

Sheshemene, Ethiopia: A malnourished baby has his temperature checked inside a Médecins Sans Frontières facility. About 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid due to failed rains and high food prices Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A woman reacts as she looks at the bodies of two women killed in a traffic accident Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Hongcun, China: An alley of the ancient Hongcun village, which is famed for its water-supply system constructed during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and has 158 dwelling houses dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Paris, France: The new MF2000 metro undertakes one of its first journeys. The Paris RATP urban rail transport will add 161 new metro trains with improved passenger visibility, acoustics and security Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

La Paz, Bolivia: An indigenous leader marches through the streets as thousands of demonstrators protest against the US decision to grant political asylum to the former Bolivian defence minister, Carlos Sanchez. He fled the country during violent protests in 2003 that killed at least 60 people Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Switzerland: A dog of the Saint Bernard hospice has fun in the snow on the Great St Bernard Pass after returning from their winter quarters. The dogs will spend summer on the pass and return at the onset of winter for their search and rescue duties Photograph: Olivier Maire/AP

Rukwanzi Island, Uganda: A woman carries fish on her head. The island is on top of an oil reserve that Uganda and the Congo both want, and many fisherman are being caught in the crossfire during the battle for control Photograph: Walter Astrada/Getty

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The silhouette of a model is seen during Mara Mac's 2009 spring/summer collection Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters

Sichuan province, China: A panda rescued after the earthquake sleeps in a cage. Nine-year-old Mao Mao was found on Monday and dug out on Tuesday, almost a month after being crushed by a wall of her enclosure Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Toronto, Canada: Some of the 250 balloons strung up over Dundas Square for the Luminato festival are reflected on rain-slicked ground following a shower Photograph: Steve Russell/AP

Los Angeles, USA: Asosyoryu grapples with Kisenosato to win the Grand Sumo tournament Photograph: Gerard Burkhart/AFP/Getty

Jakarta, Indonesia: A labourer paints a ship in the port Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty

Shanxi province, China: A contestant tattoos the lips of a model during a competition in which beauticians test their skills against each other Photograph: STR/Reuters

Washington DC, USA: A boy cools off in a spray of mist at the National Zoo as temperatures rise towards 100 degrees along the east coast Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP