24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: Tibetan activists shout slogans from the back of a police vehicle after their arrest at an anti-Chinese demonstration Photograph: Prakash Methema/AFP

London, UK: Bishops march against poverty Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

London, UK: Laying the state banquet table in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Emboscada, Paraguay: A man in a mask takes part in a procession honouring St Francis Solano, patron saint of birds Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: Girls dressed in flower costumes for the annual carnival Photograph: Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photography/Getty

Lima, Peru: A patient at Larco Herrera psychiatric hospital waits to take part in a parade Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP

Aigues-Mortes, France: Salt deposits on rocks in the Salins du Midi Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA

Rhodes, Greece: A water plane bombards a forest fire Photograph: Nikolas Nanev/EPA

Jesuit Bend, US: Workers use mops to soak up a fuel oil spill on a bank of the Mississippi river Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Muqtadiyah, Iraq: Men sit under a tent during a meeting of tribal leaders and US soldiers Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Newport, Wales: Cyclists from the British Olympic cycling team during a training session at the National Velodrome Photograph: Simon Dawson/AP

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: A man works in a chicken farm set up by Hamas to raise money for a media precinct with movies studios and children's entertainment Photograph: Abid Katib/Getty

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A man puts a cage back in its place at the Rural Society's annual exposition Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Matamoros, Mexico: Flooded homes after hurricane Dolly Photograph: AP

Clewiston, US: A Florida soft-shell turtle crosses the road searching for a water hole as lakes dry up during a prolonged drought Photograph: J Pat Carter/AP