24 hours in pictures

Gulf of Mexico, US: An oil-soaked bird struggles against the side of a supply vessel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A fan of Estudiantes de La Plata football club wears a mask of the team mascot at a league match with Rosario
Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Athens, Greece: Protesters wearing white masks sit outside the Greek parliament building
Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Florida, US: China's Han Wang and Lin Qu dive during the synchronized 3-metre springboard final at the US diving grand prix in Fort Lauderdale
Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images

Managua, Nicaragua: A cow feeds at a municipal rubbish dump, known locally as 'La Chureca', in the Nicaraguan capital
Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Cannes, France: Workers pose for a photograph after unveiling a giant version of the official poster for the 63rd Cannes film festival
Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A protester suds up inside the 'red shirt' barricaded camp in central Bangkok
Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem, Israel: Women pray next to the Western Wall
Photograph: Maya Hitij/AP

Hyderabad, India: A boy sleeps as his parents work at a construction site
Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Kiamba, Philippines: Voters wait to enter a polling station during elections in the Philippines
Photograph: Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand: Mahouts (elephant drivers) sit on top of their mounts while taking part in a fireworks ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's coronation
Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Toronto, Canada: People walk along a lakeshore trail
Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Beijing, China: A boy reacts during a visit to the Forbidden City with his family
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Srinagar, India: Police officers take part in a guard of honour ceremony on the first day of the Darbar move, the transfer of Indian Kashmir's government from the winter capital in Jammu to the summer capital in Srinagar
Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA