24 hours in pictures

Telc, Czech Republic: fish are caught in nets during the traditional harvesting at Castle pond Photograph: Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images

Aleppo, Syria: an old woman, wounded in artillery shelling by the Syrian army, is carried into Dar al Shifa hospital Photograph: Maysun/EPA

Rangoon, Burma: a visually impaired boy takes part in White Cane Safety Day. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired, and focuses on the importance of the white cane as a tool of independence Photograph: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images

Shakka, Lebanon: a woman holds a wild owl Photograph: Jamal Saidi/Reuters

Srinagar, India: an employee of the government of Jammu and Kashmir shouts slogans as he is detained by police during a demonstration. The employees want the government to compensate them for unpaid salaries and raise the retirement age Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP

Sagami Bay, Japan: the Shirataka, a Japanese maritime self-defence force patrol ship, fires a decoy during a fleet review Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip: relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed Abu Ftair cover their ears as militants fire in the air at his funeral Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an armoured vehicle drives through the Manguinhos slum during an operation to install a pacifying police unit Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Asuncion Bay, Paraguay: children play in the water Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Bode, Nepal: a member of the rapid response team holds a culled rooster as he walks through a poultry farm infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Esteli, Nicaragua: a boy stands beside a mound of oranges for sale in front of a mural at a market Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Villavicencio, Colombia: a rider participates in the 17th Encuentro Mundial de Coleo. Coleo is a cowboy sport in which the rider has to topple a cow or young bull by pulling its tail Photograph: Leonardo Munoz/EPA

Sangam, India: a Hindu devotee arrives for a dip at the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP