24 hours in pictures

Cape Town, South Africa: Surfer Mike Schlebach rides a wave at an offshore reef Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Kavre district, Nepal: A man walks to temple to offer prayers during the Janai Purnima festival Photograph: Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi/AP

Cascais, Portugal: James Spithill, the Australian skipper of Oracle Racing 4, drops a champagne bottle as he and his crew celebrate victory in the America's Cup Match Race Championships Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Austria: Tourists at the summit of Timmelsjoch mountain near the pass road Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Medellin, Colombia: A domestic cat nurses a baby margay (Leopardus wiedii) in a pet shelter. The baby margay, locally known as tigrillo, was found in the suburbs and taken to the shelter were it could be fed by the surrogate mother until it is released back to the wild Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

Mogadishu, Somalia: A man who makes a living as a gun for hire secures an alley for journalists at a market Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A pink lotus flower on a pond at the old Summer Palace Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Kettlewell, England: Scarecrows dressed as rugby players, part of the annual scarecrow festival Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Guadalajara, Mexico: Devotees of the Light of the World church pray during baptism at the Temple of Light. Followers flock to Guadalajara annually to attend celebrations of the cult, which was founded in 1926 in Monterrey and blends Mexican mysticism with Pentecostal beliefs Photograph: Alejandro Acosta/Reuters

Pendine Sands, Wales: The electric car Bluebird makes its initial run driven by Don Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, who is attempting to break a UK record for the fastest electric car Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia: Villagers walk down the slope of Mount Bromo after throwing offerings into its crater during the Kasada festival Photograph: Trisnadi/AP

Brasilia, Brazil: Grooms arrive for a mass wedding ceremony during the fifth Greater Saint John of the Cerrado festival. Some 100 couples took part in the ceremony, funded by authorities in Brasilia to assist those who could not afford their own wedding Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Beersheva, Israel: Protesters rest in their tent camp before the evening's demonstration against rising housing prices and social inequalities Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Springfield, Illinois: The sun sets on the opening day of the Illinois state fair Photograph: Seth Perlman/AP

Kuklici, Macedonia: A meteor streaks across the night sky near Kuklici village, known for its hundreds of naturally formed stones that resemble people Photograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters