24 hours in pictures

Nevada, USA: a man dressed as the Dust Demon at the Burning Man festival – which this year has a theme 'rites of passage' – in the Black Rock desert Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

Monterrey, Mexico: Supporters of Nuevo León's governor, Rodrigo Medina, break up a demonstration against violence Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

Lima, Peru: Children carry a replica of Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, the Lord of the Miracles, during a procession Photograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters

Wuhan, China: Parents of first-year students sleep on mats laid out on the floor of a gymnasium at Huazhong Normal University. The university laid out mats for 600 parents who were accompanying first-year students on their first day Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Migron, West Bank: A Jewish settler cries on the ground after his house was destroyed by Israeli security forces Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Ashton Court estate, England: A giant monkey kite flies at the 25th annual Bristol international kite festival
Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Dharamsala, India: A Tibetan refugee child at the baby home in the Tibetan children's village. Most children at the home are either orphans or have single working parents who are unable to care for them Photograph: EPA

Rajin, North Korea: Female soldiers guard the entrance to the port at the North Korean special economic zone of Rason City Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Juan Fernández islands, Chile: A parachute carrying aid is dropped by a military plane, which is helpin in the rescue search after a plane crash
Photograph: Luis Hidalgo/AFP/Getty Images

Somalia: Members of Islamist group Al-Shabaab ride in pick-up trucks after distributing relief to people at Ala Yaasir camp Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters

Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA: Residents walk between beach houses surrounded by high surf after tropical storm Lee Photograph: Dave Martin/AP

Kuwait City, Kuwait: A bear is seen in Kuwait zoo Photograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP

Niamey, Niger: Soldiers at the African Cup of Nations 2012 qualifying match between South Africa and Niger Photograph: SIA KAMBOU/AFP

Batumi, Georgia: The beach at Batumi, a seaside city on the Black Sea coast Photograph: Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA