24 hours in pictures

Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia: A man climbs in Tarzania park – the longest climbing and rope obstacle course in central Europe Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Pamplona, Spain: Locals applaud during a five-minute silence for the two members of the Civil Guard killed in an Eta explosion in Palma de Mallorca Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Cape Town, South Africa: Police fire rubber bullets at rioters Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Cali, Colombia: The shadow of a graffiti artist as he paints under a bridge Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

Tehran, Iran: Protesters at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery at a graveside memorial for those killed in the post-election government clampdown Photograph: AP

Evia, Greece: A fire-fighting airplane drops water over a forest fire Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters

Turov, Belarus: A fisherman rides a bicycle during a foggy morning Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Naples, Italy: Holiday makers continue to sunbathe despite the presence of the body of a drowned man lying on a beach Photograph: EPS /Rex Features

El Arenal, Spain: Residents of try to extinguish a wild fire Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

Yinchuan, China: Paramilitary policemen attend a training session at an army base Photograph: /Reuters

Shanghai, China: A man rides a bicycle through a flooded street after a heavy storm Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Gauhati, India: A wild elephant crosses a railway track Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP