24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: Honour guards prepare for the arrival of Sri Lanka'S President Mahinda Rajapaksa outside the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

Arlington, USA: Friends and family gather around the grave of Captain Ronald George Luce Jr, who was was killed in Afghanistan, at Arlington cemetery in Virginia, on Memorial Day Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

London, UK: Police officers keep a counter-demonstrator, a Unite Against Facism supporter, away from a confrontation with English Defence League's supporters, in Whitehall Photograph: Guy Corbishley/Demotix/Corbis

Basha, China: Ethnic Miao Gun Liangma, 44, teaches his 10-year-old son Gun Diuliang about guns at their house. It is believed to be the last community authorised by the Chinese government to keep guns Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Munster, Germany: A baby rhino at Allwetterzoo weighing approximately 50kg (110lbs) Photograph: Imago/Barcroft Media

Brockworth, UK: A competitor tumbles down Coopers Hill in pursuit of a fake foam round Double Gloucester during the annual cheese-rolling event Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A child gathers watermelons Photograph: Mohammad Asad/Demotix/Corbis

Cairo, Egypt: Boys climb a statue of Naguib Mahfouz, the only Arab Nobel prizewinner for literature Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Tokyo, Japan: 100,000 blue LED light bulbs float down the Sumida river during the Tokyo Hotaru festival, as the world's tallest broadcasting tower marks its first anniversary Photograph: Aflo/Barcroft Media

Jabaliya, Gaza Strip: A woman buys fruit at a traditional market in the refugee camp Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Moore, USA: Volunteers walk through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood handing out supplies to residents and volunteers in Oklahoma Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Sydney harbour bridge is covered in a blanket of fog which resulted in flight and ferry cancellations and reduced visibility on roads Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Paris, France: Members of the French Republican Guard perform for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall at their headquarters Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images