24 hours in pictures

Madrid, Spain: Aerial view of people boarding the metro
Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A woman carries a bag on her head as she walks past burning rubbish in the city centre
Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: People peek through the fence to watch the military parade during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of independence from former colonial master Belgium
Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Beijing, China: A young Chinese girl looks on while sitting outside her nursery in a hutong (traditional alleyway)
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Srinagar, India: Kashmiris throw stones at paramilitary soldiers during a protest
Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Budslav, Belarus: Catholics carry candles during the annual Icon of the Mother of God procession
Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Farmers carry wheat while harvesting
Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Johannesburg, South Africa: Alexandra Ladies Football Club exercise during a practice session
Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP

Hubei, China: Chinese men jump into the Han river during a hot summer day
Photograph: AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Day labourers wait to be hired
Photograph: Hossein Fatemi/AP

Caparica coast, Portugal: Fishermen prepare their net before casting it into the sea
Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Hong Kong: Protesters at the government headquarters after a pro-democracy march
Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Lahore, Pakistan: Rescue and security officials gather at the scene of suicide bomb blasts targeting the shrine of Muslim saint Hazrat Usman Hajwery, popularly known as Data Ganj Baksh
Photograph: Rahat Dar/EPA