24 hours in pictures

Athens, Greece: A man balances a picture on his scooter as he drives through the city Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Behsod, Afghanistan: A policeman attends the aftermath of a militant attack on a Nato fuel convoy Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Muslims pray on the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Shanghai, China: Onlookers watch a burning residential tower in Shanghai Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Cangkringan, Indonesia: A soldier looks at the Mount Merapi volcano Photograph: Gembong Nusantara/AP

Port au Prince, Haiti: A Cuban doctor closes the eyes of a boy who died from cholera at a hospital Photograph: Andres Martinez Casares/EPA

Sana'a, Yemen: A boy sitting enjoys a cart ride Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Alexandria, Egypt: A wave crashes along the shoreline Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Musa Qala, Afghanistan: The bodies of Taliban fighters killed by Afghan National Police loaded in the back of a vehicle in Helmand province Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters

Tel Aviv, Israel: People enjoy the sunshine on the Mediterranean coast Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Delaware, USA: Soldiers at Dover Air Force Base walk through the fog during the transfer of a fallen comrade killed in Afghanistan Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/AP

Pushkar, India: Hot air balloon fly over the annual camel fair in Rajasthan Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP