24 hours in pictures

Belograchik, Bulgaria: The Perseid meteor shower passes through the night sky Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

Chefchaouen, Morocco: A cat hides behind bundles of cannabis plants at a farmer's house in the Rif region Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Gori, Georgia: The dead body of a journalist lies on the ground after being brought into a pharmacy after he and his driver were hit by a Russian shell Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Srinagar, India: A demonstrator hurls a stone at riot police. One person was killed after Indian troops in Kashmir fired shots and tear gas to stop thousands of Muslims marching to the Pakistani part of the divided region Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

Mbale, Uganda: An initiate is held while a traditional surgeon performs a circumcision. Over 300 initiates took part in the circumcision ritual marking their transition from childhood to adulthood Photograph: James Akena/Reuters

Baquba, Iraq: A girl cries as a US soldier walks by during a military patrol in Diyala province Photograph: Andrea Comas/Reuters

Amman, Jordan: A candle-lit vigil in front of a picture of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish Photograph: Ali Jarekj/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: A musician plays a guitar at his musical instrument workshop Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Zemo Nikozi, South Ossetia: A Russian soldier helps one of his injured comrades to a helicopter Photograph: Dmitry Kostyunov/AFP

Peshawar, Pakistan: A police officer looks through a hole created by an explosion on a overpass. A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani air force truck, killing 14 people Photograph: Muhammad Iqbal /AP

Chengdu, China: A Taoist priest checks a scroll printed with the traditional method of woodblock typography at Qingyang Gong, a Taoist temple. More than 20,000 woodblocks engraved in Qing dynasty are still used to print Taoist classics in the temple Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Amritsar, India: Commuters make their way through a waterlogged street after a heavy monsoon downpour Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP

Poti, Georgia: A local points at damage allegedly made by a Russian cluster bomb in the Black Sea port Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP

Herat, Afghanistan: Locals go through exercises in a Taekwondo club Photograph: Fraidoon Pooyaa /AP