24 hours in pictures

Afghanistan: US soldiers from 2nd Platoon, B battery fire a howitzer from Sperwan Ghar in Panjwaii district, Kandahar province Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Bintan, Indonesia: Diska Putra holds a mouse and one of his snakes at home. He lives with a collection of 30 snakes, some of which are deadly poisonous
Photograph: Yuli Seperi/Getty Images

Weihai, China: A woman looks for crabs under a bridge as a man walks past in Shandong province Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University students at the Ohio stadium before commencement exercises Photograph: Terry Gilliam/AP

Madrid, Spain: Demonstrators raise their arms during a general assembly on the day they began to dismantle the Puerta del Sol encampment Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Ishinomaki, Japan: Seagulls fly overhead as workers from fishery companies and fishermen's cooperatives dispose of fish that were damaged by the March earthquake and tsunami and put in cold storage Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Jakarta, Indonesia: Translators sit in their cubicles during a debate for participants at the World Economic Forum on east Asia Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Tiszakurt, Hungary: Long-tailed mayfly (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river. Millions of these short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to reproduce before they perish in just a few hours Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A woman sunbathes on Copacabana next to a demonstration organised by firefighters demanding a wage increase. Organisers brought 439 red balloons representing the number of firemen that were arrested after days of protests ended with the occupation of a fire brigade headquarters Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Berlin, Germany: Members of a dance group take part in the Karneval der Kulturen (carnival of cultures) street parade through the city's Kreuzberg district Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP

London, England: Cee Lo Green performs during the Capital FM Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Athens, Greece: Graffiti of Greek prime minister George Papandreou on the road in front of parliament during a demonstration Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP

El Rocio, Spain: Rocio's Virgin sculpture is carried through the streets during a procession in the village. Nearly a million people from across Spain and Andalucia make the journey to gather in a small village, where the statue of the Madonna of the Dew has been worshipped since 1280 Photograph: Miguel Angel Morenatti/AP

Missouri Valley, Iowa: A woman carries some items from her business over a temporary flood wall. The Missouri river has been at near record levels with the crest not expected until next week Photograph: Dave Weaver/AP

New Zealand: A warm glow lights Mount Taranaki's snow peak as an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano drifts across the Pacific Photograph: David Frampton/AP