24 hours in pictures

Kanachack, India: A stuntman rides his car on a wall of death as he displays his skills at a fair Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

Madrid, Spain: Far rightwing supporters perform the fascists' salute outside the city's opera house in homage to former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco on the 35th anniversary of his death Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP

Lima, Peru: Flamenco dancers perform before a bullfight at the historic Plaza de Acho Photograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters

Cape Canaveral, US: The Delta 4-Heavy rocket, carrying a spy satellite, blasts off from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral air force station Photograph: Malcolm Denemark/AP

Xiaohe, China: Rescuers get ready to enter the flooded coal mine in an attempted rescue operation for 29 trapped miners Photograph: AP

Allahabad, India: A Hindu devotee is silhouetted as he performs rituals during Kartik Purnima Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Havana, Cuba: A Fiat 600 car is driven on an empty street Photograph: Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Puntarenas, Costa Rica: A rainbow appears at sunset Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: officials from the ministry of health remove the body of a woman who it is suspected died of cholera Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Leon, Mexico: Hot-air balloons rise to the occasion for a festival Photograph: Mario Armas/Reuters

Masaya, Nicaragua: A boy dressed as a clown sells balloons Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

La Paz, Bolivia: A miner exits La Solucion gold mine during the rescue effort to free two trapped fellow workers Photograph: Juan Karita/AP