24 hours in pictures

Nalgonda, India: An official points at the Krishna river after the gates of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam are opened Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

Lima, Peru: A child tries to help as a replica of Peru's most revered Catholic icon, the Lord of the Miracles, is carried during a procession Photograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters

Shenzhen, China: Nurses attend a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Shenzhen special economic zone Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Bogotá, Colombia: Edward Nino Hernández, 24, waits outside his home for a ride that will take him to a store where he works. He has been recognised as the world's shortest man by the Guinness World Records Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

Wangaratta, Australia: A herd of cattle look for dry ground among floodwater in Victoria state Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Rábapatona, Hungary: Borzoi dogs compete during the greyhound world championships Photograph: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images

Solola, Guatemala: A rescuer grips the arm of a person buried in a landslide Photograph: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: People carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesha into a luggage compartment of a train Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: A man performs the evening Laylat al-Qadr prayers. Muslims spend Laylat al-Qadr in worship and devotion, praying for the souls of the dead during Ramadan Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: Women wait in line to enter Jerusalem through the Qalandiya crossing Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Malaga, Spain: The Italian Pioneer acrobatic team performs during the Malaga international air festival Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Srinagar, India: A paramilitary soldier takes aim at a protester with a slingshot during a protest in Kashmir Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP