24 hours in pictures

Srinagar, Kashmir, India: A Kashmiri vegetable vendor takes a nap in his boat on Dal Lake Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: Children whose families fled their villages to escape the fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur, play in a neighbourhood Photograph: BK Bangash/AP

Jerusalem: A boy looks on as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews attend Siyum Hashas, a celebration marking completion of a 7.5-year daily study-cycle of the entire Babylonian Talmud at Teddy stadium Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Hindu pilgrim smokes marijuana while travelling to Sundarijal village to collect holy water Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Juba, South Sudan: Children dance on Martyrs' Day in remembrance of the soldiers who lost their lives during the war against Sudan Photograph: Camille Lepage/AFP/Getty Images

Puerto Lopez, Ecuador: A pelican flies in front of tourists on a whale-watching boat Photograph: Guillermo Granja/Reuters

Luoyang, China: Local residents watch as sediment-laden floodwaters gush through the Xiaolangdi Dam on the Yellow river during a flood peak adjustment operation Photograph: Carlf Zhang/Reuters

Shanghai, China: Newly-weds pose for a wedding photo shoot Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Kampen, Germany: People walk on a beach on the North Sea island of Sylt Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

Rangoon, Burma: A worker removes feathers from a bird at a chicken wholesale market Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Zama, Japan: A woman walks among sunflowers during the Sunflower Festival Photograph: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images

Azaz, Syria: A Syrian boy stands in front of a destroyed police station at the border town Photograph: Turkpix/AP