24 hours in pictures

24 Hours: More than 67,000 martyrs in the fighting in Syria in Damascus

Damascus, Syria: Swimming pool water is died red to express that Syria is sinking in a sea of blood. The number of people who have died in the civil war so far is believed to be 67,347 Photograph: Mohammad AboAws/Demotix/Corbis

24 Hours: Horse cart owners sleep inside a concrete pipe under a flyover

New Delhi, India: Horsecart owners sleep inside a concrete pipe under a flyover, as their horses feed. The capital city has been reeling under a heat wave with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

24 Hours: Members of the National Guard help a homeowner look for items to salvage

Oklahoma, US: The National Guard help a homeowner look for items to salvage several days after the building had been destroyed by a tornado in Moore Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

24 Hours: Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Indaratane sets himself on fire in Kandy

Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist monk Bowatte Indaratane sets himself on fire to protest against the slaughter of cattle, according to local media Photograph: Stringer/Reuters

24 Hours: TOPSHOTS French actress Marion Cotillard

Cannes, France: Actress Marion Cotillard attends a press conference for the film 'The Immigrant' presented in competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images

24 Hours: Palestinian protesters throw stones

Nablus, West Bank: Palestinian protesters throw stones towards an Israeli bulldozer during clashes following a protest against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

24 Hours: Popocatepetl volcano, Santiago Xalitzintla, Puebla, Mexico - 23 May 2013

Puebla, Mexico: A cloud of ash erupts out of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano. Authorities have raised the alert level to 'Yellow Phase Three,' while preparing evacuation routes and shelters Photograph: ZUMA /Rex Features

24 Hours: Tribesmen and farmers lie on the ground as a ritual

Jharkhand state, India: Tribesmen and farmers lie on the ground holding sticks outside the Shiva temple in a ritual during the holy procession of the Manda Festival in Ranchi. Farmers perform the ritual to pray for rain during the hot and dry months Photograph: STR/EPA

24 Hours: Unknown anti-gay activist hits Russia's

An unknown anti-gay activist hits Russia's LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev during an unauthorised rally. Moscow city authorities turned down demands for a gay rights rally, but Alexeyev said he would fight a ban in court Photograph: Andrey Svitailo/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated for the Vivid Sydney festival Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

24 Hours: Wounded Afghan policeman is carried away from an explosion in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan: A wounded policeman is carried away from the site of an explosion. Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the capital with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters