24 hours in pictures

London, UK: An aeroplane flies over the Olympic basketball arena during the London International Basketball Invitational Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: A spider at the centre of its web in a Nepalese garden Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Brasília, Brazil: A member of Afro-Brazilian group Candomble conducts a religious ritual during a protest by the employees of various financial institutions against the relaxation of banking rules, saying it will hinder working relationships and services to customers Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Manila, Philippines: A vendor arranges garlands of sampaguita (Jasminum sambac), the country's national flower, at her stall Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Beijing, China: Traffic moves slowly along a highway Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Seoul, South Korea: A member of the Red Bull Air Force parachute team leaps off the 236.7-metre tall Seoul Tower Photograph: Joerg Mitter/AFP

Hong Kong: Police stand guard as protesters demand the release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, outside a hotel where the Chinese vice-premier Li Keqiang is staying during a three-day visit to Hong Kong Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Landikotal, Pakistan: Children try to salvage metal and other parts from damaged vehicles destroyed when oil tankers, carrying fuel to Nato forces in Afghanistan, were attacked Photograph: Shahid Shinwari/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: A bird waits to eat leftovers from a plate Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Mogadishu, Somalia: A woman holds her seven-month-old daughter beneath a mosquito net at a hospital Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP

Guatemala City, Guatemala: An activist lies on the ground during a protest in front of the Mexican embassy, demanding justice for Julio Fernando Cardona Agustín, a Guatemalan migrant who was killed on the outskirts of Mexico City. According to Amnesty International, witnesses say he was arrested by police hours before he was found dead Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: A child salutes as she holds up a poster of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A cable car passes over Complexo do Alemão, a group of favelas in north of the city Photograph: Alexandro Auler/LatinContent via Getty Images

Oostduinkerke, Belgium: A fisherman rides a horse, pulling a shrimp net to shore during low tide Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters