24 hours in pictures

Atherstone, UK: An elephant's trunk is barely visible as the animal cools down at Twycross Zoo Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Limonade, Haiti: Voodoo worshippers perform rituals in the sea Photograph: Kena Betancur /EPA

Jerusalem, Israel: Policemen kick a protester during riots which followed the demolition of a building Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP

London, UK: A dress rehearsal for a new production of Swan Lake by The National Ballet of China Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Belgrade, Serbia: A pedestrian passes posters of recently arrested war crimes suspect, Radovan Karadzic Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP

Beijing, China: Officials and tourists are dwarfed by the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest Photograph: Oded Balilty /AP

Istanbul, Turkey: Mourners pray during a funeral for victims of a terrorist bomb Photograph: Murad Sezer/AP

Chandigarh, India: Students hold candles during a prayer meeting for victims of recent bomb attacks Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: Students jump through fire in protest against vice-president Parmananda Jha taking the oath of office in Hindi Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP

Jerusalem, Israel: An orthodox Jewish man reflected in mirrors at the Old City market Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Sagna, Romania: Evacuees pull a calf along a road after floods killed several people Photograph: Mihai Barbu/Reuters

Coral Spring, USA: A large order of fries is served in a burger restaurant Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Tianjin, China: An obese child receives acupuncture treatment Photograph: Ng Han Guan /AP

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Visitors check out the quality of underpants at the Modefabriek fashion expo Photograph: Cynthia Boll/EPA

Allahabad, India: A horse cart race organised every week during the Shravan month of the Hindu calendar Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters