24 hours in pictures

Kandahar, Afghanistan: US soldiers look out from an operating post near the airfield Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic Park, London: Brazil take on Argentina in the five-a-side football semi-finals at the Paralympic Games Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

Srinagar, India: A man comforts a relative of a victim of a bus accident Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Athens, Greece: A firefighter stands in a mock noose outside parliament during a protest against budget cuts Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AFP/Getty Images

Pyongyang, North Korea: Two men have their photo taken after finishing a game at a bowling alley Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

New York: A model presents a creation from the African Icons spring/summer 2013 collection at fashion week Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Munich, Germany: The sun rises over long grass in a park Photograph: Victoria Bonn-Meuser/EPA

Baza, Spain: People covered in black grease celebrate the traditional festivities of Cascamorras Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Monterey, Mexico: The US rock band Poison perform on stage Photograph: Miguel Sierra/EPA

Moscow, Russia: Military musicians at the Spasskaya Tower international military and music festival in Red Square Photograph: Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: A visitor pets a baby Tasmanian devil at an event on National Threatened Species Day Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

Panan, China: A man walks barefoot on burning embers during a firewalking ceremony Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Charlotte, North Carolina: Confetti bursts over the crowd after Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Chongqing, China: A ship sails across the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialin rivers. Officials are investigating why this section of waterway has turned red Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images