24 hours in pictures

New Orleans, US: A woman walks with a stroller along the 17th Street canal levee wall, five years on from Hurricane Katrina Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Sidon, Lebanon: A musaharati, or dawn awakener, strikes his drum to waken Muslims for their sahur, the meal before the day's Ramadan fast Photograph: Ali Hashisho/Reuters

Gorges d'Heric, France: A woman stretches between rocks to sunbathe Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Diamantino, Brazil: A tear falls from the eye of a bull before it is ridden by a cowboy at a rodeo festival Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/REUTERS

Jandira, Brazil: A bird flies past a cloud of smoke from a fire at a paint factory Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Men prepare their fighting partridges before a bout Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

Kanju, Pakistan: Men use inner tubes from tyres to cross the flooded Swat river Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

Shanghai, China: Liu Wei, who lost both his arms in an accident, plays the piano with his toes during a practice session Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Bethlehem, West Bank: Palestinian women wait by Israel's separation barrier on their way to Jerusalem to pray at al-Aqsa mosque Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

New York, US: Dancers wrapped in beeswax and lanolin costumes perch on a wall during Melt, a dance installation by Noémie Lafrance Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Tehran, Iran: A cleric attends Friday prayers Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Probolinggo, Indonesia: A villager waits to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mt Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada festival Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: Children watch men attempting to catch a sacrificial animal in a pond during a Hindu festival Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Duelmen, Germany: Wild horses frolic in a nature reserve Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP