24 hours in pictures

Mangan, India: Villagers watch a rescue helicopter land after evacuating people from a region affected by the recent Himalayan earthquake Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Puerto Camejo, Venezuela: A clandestine landing strip used by drug traffickers is destroyed by the military Photograph: Rodolfo Gutierrez/EPA

Bangkok, Thailand: A flamingo in Dusit Zoo Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

Tehran, Iran: An armed forces parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war, in front of the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Khomeini Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Sana'a, Yemen: People stand on a destroyed billboard during the funerals of protesters killed by security forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Oregon, US: Mount Rainier is illuminated at dawn Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP

Athens, Greece: A civil servant shouts through a megaphone during a protest against further austerity measures announced by the government Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/EPA

Wylie, US: Horse riders stop to take pictures of a drought-affected lake bed in Texas Photograph: Mona Reeder/AP

Havana, Cuba: Locals make their way along a flooded street Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Nîmes, France: A supporter takes a picture of Socialist Party politician Ségolène Royal during a primary election campaign stop Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images

Gyongyospata, Hungary: A person walks over the embers of a bonfire during annual autumn solstice celebrations Photograph: Peter Komka/EPA

Hyderabad, Pakistan: People make their way along a narrow path of dry land surrounded by flood water Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Jackson, US: A protester is helped off the ground after hearing about the US supreme court's stay of execution for Troy Davis. He was eventually executed more than four hours after the scheduled execution time Photograph: Stephen Morton/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A shopkeeper throws water on to a burning tyre during protests by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP