24 hours in pictures

Bachel, Pakistan: Wind from a Pakistan navy helicopter blows furniture into the water as a man waits for emergency aid on the roof of a house surrounded by floodwaters in Sindh province Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Tel Aviv, Israel: Children of migrant workers play with a chick in a playground outside their improvised kindergarten Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Johannesburg, South Africa: State workers seeking higher wages flee from police during a demonstration in Ormonde Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, US: A White House staff member walks First Dog Bo. President Obama landed at the Cape Cod coastguard station en route to Martha's Vineyard for a family holiday Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Los Angeles, California, US: Eight-year-old Jenny Ye, from China, takes the oath of allegiance during a citizenship ceremony Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: A Muslim vendor prepares food at a roadside stall in preparation for the meal taken after sundown during Ramadan Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

Ramallah, West Bank: Two men hold on to a wall from opposite sides as Israeli police try to prevent Palestinians passing through the Kalandia crossing without security checks on their way to Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA

Changchun, China: A patient receives Chinese burning wine treatment at a hospital that offers a range of traditional therapies for weight loss, as well as gym sessions, to its 120 patients Photograph: Sherwin/EPA

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka: Fishermen carry their catch to shore. Fishing has hit hard times in the once war-torn port city as large boats resort to illegal methods, including the use of dynamite Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Sedalia, Missouri, US: Exhibitors chat in the shade in a horse barn at the Missouri state fair Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

Nortof, Germany: An inflatable dinosaur floats on the waters of Lake Borgdorfer Photograph: Carsten Rehder/AFP/Getty Images

Xiaohan, China: A train is stranded on a wrecked bridge after two carriages fell into a flooded river. No casualties were reported as passengers were evacuated before the carriages toppled in Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA /Rex Features

Zurich, Switzerland: Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya, left, and his compatriot Paul Kipsiele Koech compete in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters