24 hours in pictures

Cape Town, South Africa: Seasonal fog is illuminated by the lights of Cape Town harbour as the city prepares for the start of the southern hemisphere winter Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A Sufi devotee who is on a pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif, a revered Muslim shrine in India's western state of Rajasthan, bathes in the street Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Medan, Indonesia: A boy cries during a free-of-charge mass circumcision. In accordance with Islamic tradition, Muslim boys are circumcised before they reach puberty Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP

London, UK: Team GB synchronised swimmers take part in a training session at the announcement of the members of the Olympic team Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Miami, US: Michi Mueller from Germany adjusts the sail on the PUMA Ocean Racing boat during the Volvo Ocean Race from Itajaí in Brazil to Miami Photograph: Volvo Ocean Race/Getty Images

Jammu, India: People try to salvage possessions after a fire breaks out at a wholesale fruit market Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

Lambayeque, Peru: The carcass of a pelican washes ashore at the beach of Port Eten. The Peruvian ministry of agriculture says the deaths of pelicans and other sea birds had reached 4,000 Investigators think that usual ocean temperatures have driven their natural food further down into the sea beyond the reach, ultimately causing their deaths Photograph: Violeta Ayasta/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: Men on horseback near the Arabian Sea on a hot day. Summer, or pre-monsoon season, usually lasts from April to June, bringing high day temperatures ranging from 38C to 45C Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA

Managua, Nicaragua: Sergio, who works carrying coal bags in a market, smokes a cigar during a break Photograph: Nicolas Garcia/AFP/Getty Images

Embu, Brazil: A woman stands outside her shack in an area occupied by members of Brazil's Landless Movement. According to the Landless Movement, there are about 8,000 people living in over 3,000 tents in Embu Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese fan in fancy dress waits for the arrival of Lady Gaga at Tokyo's Narita international airport. Lady Gaga will perform three concerts in Japan during her Lady Gaga Asia tour Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA

Moscow, Russia: A profusion of medals on the dress uniform of a Red Army second world war veteran at the victory parade in Moscow Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

North Carolina, US: Sisters Annalise, left, and Embre Todd, wait with their mother Lisa during a Vote for Marriage NC event in Raleigh. North Carolina has become the 29th state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman Photograph: Gerry Broome/AP

Algiers, Algeria: Children peer out from the window of their home in a shantytown. Algeria will hold elections on 10 May but a large segment of the population is mistrustful of polls, which have been unfair in the past Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters