24 hours in pictures

Magelang, Indonesia: Buddhist monks meditate at Borobudur temple in central Java
Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Karachi, Pakistan: Police use water cannon to disperse teachers protesting against their low salaries and poor treatment
Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

Arlington national cemetery, US: A marine at the grave of a recently buried comrade
Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man jumps into a swimming pool
Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Grand Isle, US: The shadow of a military helicopter over wetlands in Louisiana
Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Caracas, Venezuela: Demonstrators throw a woman in the air at an anti-government rally
Photograph: David Fernandez/EPA

Kingston, Jamaica: A dog crosses an empty street in the usually crowded market on the outskirts of the Tivoli Gardens neighbourhood. Raids in the suburb by authorities led to four days of gun battles leaving dozens dead
Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Warrap, Sudan: A mother and child visit a nutrition centre
Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Brieskow-Finkenherd, Germany: A man rows down a street after the river Oder flooded
Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images

Allahabad, India: A sadhu - Hindu mystic - offers evening prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers
Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images

Hong Kong, China: A visitor is reflected in an artwork called Only One Tiffin by the Indian artist Subodh Gupta at the Hong Kong international art fair
Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

La Garita de Alajuela, Costa Rica: An injured turtle at the Tortufauna treatment centre for turtles and tortoises
Photograph: Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters

Melbourne, US: A Delta IV rocket carrying a global positioning satellite takes off from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Photograph: Michael R. Brown/AP