24 hours in pictures

Pamplona, Spain: A man enjoys a beer in the old city Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Hong Kong, China: China's first woman astronaut, Liu Yang, salutes at a press conference. A 40-plus-member delegation of the Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 mission, including three astronauts who had fulfilled China's first manned space docking mission this June, arrived at Hong Kong on Friday for a four-day visit Photograph: Lui Siu Wai/Corbis

Aleppo, Syria: A rebel from the Free Syrian Army fires down a street towards government snipers in the Bab al-Nasr district Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images

Managua, Nicaragua: A transgender resident poses for a portrait during a procession in honour of the city's patron saint, Santo Domingo de Guzman Photograph: Estbean Felix/AP

Michigan, USA: A hornworm sits upright, as if enjoying the view, on a tomato plant after some much needed rain in Whitmore lake Photograph: Mark Bialek/Corbis

Ayacucho, Peru: CDs of folkloric music on sale at a stall in the Andres Vivanco market Photograph: Karel Navarro/AP

Edinburgh: UK: Phoebe Brown and Kuffasse Boane – playing two of the witches – make their way to Inchcolm Island by boat for a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth Photograph: Scott Campbell/Getty Images

Mathura, India: A young girl gets ready to perform during Janmashtami festival celebrations Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Accra, Ghana: Mourners watch the arrival of the coffin of the late president John Atta Mills during his funeral at Independence Square. Mills died suddenly after fighting a battle against throat cancer, an ailment which he refused to divulge to his supporters Photograph: Jane Hahn/EPA

San Antonio, USA: US army Sergeant JD Williams, 25, and a triple amputee, flowboards on a wave machine at a rehabilitation centre in the Texas city Photograph: Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Mohammed el-Tonsi, 38, bangs a drum and chants religious songs as he walks along a decorated street marking Ramadan. Tonsi is a "Musahharati" who wakes faithful Muslims for their prayers and pre-dawn meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Fuzhou City, China: A boy on the fencing team of Fuzhou sports school prepares for a fight in a training session. There are over 30 children aged between seven and 15 on the team, which boasts several national champions Photograph: Liu Tao/EPA

Croydon, England: Police officers guard the sealed-off alley leading up to the home of Christine Sharp, the grandmother of 12-year-old schoolgirl Tia Sharp Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Christchurch, New Zealand: An army bagpiper plays at the funeral service for Lance Corporals Durrer and Malone – two New Zealand soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan, at Burnam military camp Photograph: Martin Hunter/Getty Images

Hamhung, North Korea: A group of men enjoy a barbecue under a tree at Majon beach Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP