24 hours in pictures

Chiomonte, Italy: police in riot gear clash with demonstrators during a protest against plans to build the Turin-Lyon high-speed train line through the Val di Susa Photograph: Fabio Ferrari/AP

Bhubaneswar, India: an unhappy myna bird fledgling walks in the road after its nest fell from a tree during stormy weather Photograph: Biswaranjan Rout/AP

Herat, Afghanistan: a burqa-clad woman walks through a tunnel, into the light Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA

Maloyaroslavets, Russia: people take part in the traditional pagan Ivana Kupala festival Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Athens, Greece: protesters gesture in front of parliament during the fourth week of their protest against austerity measures Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AP

Lahore, Pakistan: a roadside cook prepares breakfast for customers Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

Buenos Aires, Argentina: a River Plate fan evades police water cannon during clashes after the football club were relegated for the first time in their history Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Kawasaki, Japan: a worker checks solar panels Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Burgos, Spain: girls throw rose petals on babies during the festival of El Colacho. During the bizarre festival, men dressed as the devil jump over babies in the street Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images

Ahmedabad, India: a Hindu priest sits in a tub of water as he performs a prayer for rain Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: a policeman stands guard during a meeting for candidates who stood in the September 2010 general election and lost Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Guatemala City, Guatemala: a transgender person takes part in the annual Gay Pride parade Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Zurich, Switzerland: a swimmer makes her way past a police boat in Lake Zurich Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters