24 hours in pictures

Angeles national forest, US: A man sifts through his friend's home which was destroyed by wildfires in California Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

Yala province, Thailand: Firefighters extinguish a fire on a pick-up truck after a bomb attack Photograph: Reuters

Sangam, India: Hindu devotees take a holy dip at Sangam Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: A youth plays cards at the beach after Iftar (breaking the daily Ramadan fast) Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Children look out of a window Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Edinburgh, UK: Members of Germany's Staatsoper Stuttgart choir perform Actus Tragicus at the Edinburgh International Festival Photograph: Derek Blair/AFP/Getty

Tasikmalaya, Indonesia: Refugees rest in their camp following an earthquake Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A man is reflected in a mirror as he tries on a songkok – a traditional headdress Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters

Namteuk, Burma: A policeman uses his mobile phone as he patrols a street Photograph: Reuters

South Korea: Japanese tourists look at a village in North Korea's Kaepoong county Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Men attend a religious sermon at Rabwat Arriyadh Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Jerusalem-West Bank border: Palestinian women stand in line as they wait to cross a checkpoint on their way to pray at the al-Aqsa mosque for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Bethlehem Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Cape Town, South Africa: Models during an artistic event of theatre and fashion Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty

Khowst province, Afghanistan: Soldiers prepare for their night patrol Photograph: Dima Gavrysh/AP

Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan: Monks play volleyball at Rabdey Dratsang Photograph: Reuters