24 hours in pictures

Ciovo, Croatia: People watch the hillsides ablaze on the Adriatic coast Photograph: Zvonimir Barisin/Cropix/Sipa/Rex Features

Aleppo, Syria: An opposition fighter throws a Molotov cocktail into a building held by government forces during an attack in the Saif al-Dawla neighbourhood Photograph: Zac Baillie/AFP

Jerusalem: A group of Ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jews stand behind a curtain during the wedding ceremony of the granddaughter of the rabbi of the Tholdot Avraham Yizhak Hasidic group Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Tampa, US: A lone delegate sits in the Texas delegates' section at the Republican national convention Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

London, England: Fireworks light up the Olympic Stadium as the cauldron burns during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Nevada, US: Participants ride an art car during the Burning Man 2012 Fertility 2.0 arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Children sit on a tomb in a cemetery outside the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine Photograph: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images

Combayo, Peru: Residents ride on horses near the Namococha lagoon in the highlands of the northern state of Cajamarca Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP

Zhengding, China: People play cards near a roadside store selling fruit and grasshoppers Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Buñol, Spain: Revellers throw tomatoes during the annual tomatina festival Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP

Kharabari Charak Math, India: Residents stand by the remains of their house which was burnt by rioters in a village in the north-eastern state of Assam Photograph: AP

Cádiz, Spain: Riders compete on the last day of Sanlúcar de Barrameda's 167th annual horse racing event Photograph: Roman Rios/EPA

New Orleans, US: Research students from the the University of Alabama measure wind speeds as hurricane Isaac makes landfall Photograph: Eric Gay/AP