24 hours in pictures

South Carolina, USA: Amedeo Della Valle, No 33 of the Ohio State Buckeyes, attempts a shot against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the Walmart Carrier Classic played on the deck of the USS Yorktown in Charleston Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Natives living in the old indigenous museum, Aldea Maracana, take part in a demo against the governmet decision to throw them out and pull down the building, to construct 10,500 parking lots for the upcoming Brazil 2014 World Cup Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Saramacca District, Suriname: One of the 35 three-toed sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) rescued by Green Heritage Fund Suriname, crawls away after being released into the jungle Photograph: Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Inmates display guns, throw stones and shout slogans from the roof of a prison. Sri Lankan security forces engaged in a gun battle with rioting prisoners who appeared to have briefly taken control of at least part of the jail. Officials said at least 13 people were wounded in the violence, with several fatalities Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Bangalore, India: An artist makes diyas or earthen lamps ahead of the Diwali. A diya is primarily lit during the festival to illuminate homes Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

Bangkok, Thailand: A navy oarsman sits at the back of a barge during a procession held on the Chao Phraya river. Over 2,000 rowers in 52 barges took part in the procession, held for the first time in five years and presided over by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, and marking the upcoming 85th birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulayadej Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images

Florida, USA: Fishermen line the Lake Worth pier. The pier reopened after being closed for two weeks from damage caused by superstorm Sandy Photograph: Lannis Waters/AP

London, England: Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic serves during his men's singles match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day five of the ATP world tour finals at the O2 Arena Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Bora Bora, French Polynesia: Competitors take part in the 21st edition of the Hawaiki Nui outrigger canoe race. The race takes place over three days connecting the islands of Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a and Bora Bora Photograph: Gregory Boissy/AFP/Getty Images

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: Palestinians carry the body of 11 year-old Ahmed Abu Dagah during his funeral. Reports state that Abu Dagah was killed by Israeli forces in al-Farahen during clashes between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants on the border Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox clergy wait for the arrival of Russian Orthodox patriarch Kirill. He arrived in Jerusalem on his first visit to the holy land since becoming head of the powerful church in 2009 Photograph: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty Images

Brasilia, Brazil: Lilia Indian from the Guajajara ethnic group is seen during the "second march in solidarity with the indigenous people of the Guarani-Kayowa" . Indigenous Indian ethnic groups are asking the government to demarcate the borders of their ancestral lands, an improvement in healthcare for their communities Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Antioquia, Colombia: The coffins of slain farm workers stand in a row during a funeral ceremony in Santa Rosa de Osos. On Wednesday, a drug-trafficking paramilitary group killed 10 peasants on a farm in northern Colombia Photograph: Luis Benavides/AP

Beijing, China: Two soldiers dressed as ushers stand guard in front of a curtain during a meeting of the opening session of the 18th Communist party congress at the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images