24 hours in pictures

Houston, US: Artist Scott LoBaido and his assistants paint an American flag on top of Lamons, a gasket and bolt firm. More than 4,000 litres (900 gallons) of paint is being used to create a flag covering 1.4-hectares (3.4 acres)
Photograph: David J Phillip/AP

Managua, Nicaragua: Sandinista supporters take part in celebrations marking the 31st anniversary of repliegue (withdrawal), when the Somoza dictatorship was overthrown
Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Mumbai: Teenagers walk along a seaside promenade during a rain shower
Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Dengfeng, China: A shaolin martial arts student looks out from behind a textbook during a maths lesson at the Chan Wu school
Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Islamabad: A trained monkey salutes as it performs on a sidewalk
Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP

Sabucedo, Spain: An aloitador (fighter) tries to control a wild horse during the Rapa Das Bestas (taming the beasts) festival
Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images

Balve, Germany: Around 1,000 German football fans watch a screen in a cave as Germany take on Argentina during the World Cup quarter-finals
Photograph: Bernd Thissen/EPA

Bern, Switzerland: A swimmer jumps into the river Aare
Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters

London: A participant marches during the annual Pride London parade
Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters

St Bernard Parish, Louisiana: A heron flies over marshland affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Salem, West Bank: A Palestinian shepherd, Sultan Awwad, plays music to his flock
Photograph: Nasser Ishtayeh/AP