24 hours in pictures

Bédar, Spain: members of the wildfire brigade of Iznalloz and Puerto Lobo in Granada try to extinguish a forest fire Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Valletta, Malta: a competitor grabs a flag as he slips off the 'gostra', a pole covered in grease, during the religious feast of St Julian Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

London, UK: members of the Paraiso School of Samba prepare to perform at the Notting Hill carnival Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Münsing, Germany: people dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen compete in an ox-racing championship Photograph: Johannes Simon/Getty Images

Migron, West Bank: Jewish settler youths enjoy a summer day at the unauthorised settlement outpost Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a cat sits on a bed in a flooded house after the passing of tropical storm Isaac Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP

Shanghai, China: a man sleeps in a subway train Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Lalitpur, Nepal: a boy gets his hair cut at the barber shop Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Guatemala City, Guatemala: a family visiting graves of relatives at the municipal cemetery take in the damage inflicted by a small tornado Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Poznan, Poland: four newly married women in their wedding dresses go down a water slide for a charity photoshoot Photograph: Marek Zakrzewski/EPA

London, UK: revellers cover each other in paint and flour at the Notting Hill carnival Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: a woman and her dog dress up as superheroes for a fashion show Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters

Florida, USA: Ron Paul supporters gather at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome in Tampa before the Republican party's national convention Photograph: Julie Dermansky/Corbis