24 hours in pictures

Rio de Janeiro: Police extinguish the blazing wreckage of a police helicopter at the Morro de Macacos slum Photograph: Alexandre Brum/AP

Madrid: Thousands of people take part in an anti-abortion demonstration in front of the city hall Photograph: Hector Font/EPA

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Members of the Indonesian army's special forces at a ceremony Photograph: Tarmizy Harva/Reuters

Swansea: A Welsh Defence League protester makes a Nazi salute as he chants the word 'BNP' Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Lagos, Nigeria: Women prepare fish for smoking in the Makoko slum Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

Karachi, Pakistan: A chicken peeks out between crates of poultry being transported to a local market Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Lima, Peru: International Amnesty activists protest at the death rate of women during childbirth Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

London: Members of Austrian artist Willi Dorner's Bodies in Spaces troupe assume their positions Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Porto, Portugal: A model takes to the catwalk Photograph: Estela Silva/EPA

Toluca, Mexico: Clown Roberto Diaz, known as Cubito, paints his face in preparation for a private performance Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters

Tangerang, Indonesia: A doctor conducts cataract surgery at Qadr hospital's operation room Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Rockhampton, Australia: Flames from a burning house during bushfires Photograph: John Casey/EPA

Wuyuan county, China: An artist paints on traditional oiled paper umbrellas in a workshop Photograph: Wang Guohong/EPA