24 hours in pictures

Havana, Cuba: A couple rides a bicycle with a dog Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Nevada, US: Participants at the Burning Man festival Photograph: Brad Horn/AP

Golan Heights: An Israeli paraglider moments from lifting off on the thermals rising above the Sea of Galilee during the Holy Wind festival Photograph: David Silverman/Getty

Mukhadgverdi, Georgia: Georgian soldiers throw earth onto the mass grave for unknown soldiers killed in the fighting over South Ossetia Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP

Fond Parisien, Haiti: A woman carries a child through flooded roads caused by tropical storm Gustav Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Zakopane, Poland: A shepherd walks with his flock of sheep Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Okazaki, Japan: Cars travel down a flooded street between fields Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

Denver, US: A delegate at the Democratic national convention Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Luanda, Angola: Samba fish market Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP

Bangkok, Thailand: A riot policeman stands guard on a People's Alliance for Democracy stage outside the Government House Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

New Orleans, US: White flags in Metairiere cemetary represent those who died during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Photograph: Sean Gardner/Getty

Hsinchu, Taiwan: A group of Mirage fighter planes prepare to take off Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters

Denver, US: Reflections during the Presentation of Colors at the Democratic national convention Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP

Mumbai, India: People load an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesha onto a train Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Karbala, Iraq: A hand touches the Imam Hadrat al-Abbas Shrine, visited every year by hundreds of thousands of Shia worshipers Photograph: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP

Bagby, England: Eric Marshall has transformed his front garden into a miniature town, which includes four working trains, waterfalls and a working cable car Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Kashmir, India: A policeman stands guard during the sixth day of the curfew in Srinagar Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters