24 hours in pictures

Yongjia, China: Local men fish with trained cormorants perched on their boats during early evening Photograph: Leo Lang/Reuters

Zhukovsky, Russia: A KA-52 hellicopter at a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP

Rafah, Gaza: A Palestinian man looks out from a destroyed house near the border crossing with Egypt Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Minsk, Belarus: A disabled dog named Christmas waits during a charity event that attempts to match homeless dogs and cats to prospective new owners Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: A volunteer firefighter battles flames during the night in a forest fire near Guadalajara Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Kirtipur, Nepal: A boy walks past a football post in front of the ancient city Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Zurich, Switzerland: Revellers dressed in costumes dance in the 21st Street Parade, an annual dance and music festival Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Azaz, Syria: Boys play on a tank. Syrian forces shelled rebels in the battle-scarred Aleppo and blasts rocked Damascus, as US secretary of state Hillary Clinton called for an acceleration of the regime's downfall Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A devout Hindu holds a coconut as an offering as he rolls along the ground following a chariot carrying the image of Lord Murugan during the annual religious festival of the Arumugam Sivasubramaniam Swami Hindu temple Photograph: M.A. Pushpa Kumara/EPA

Slavkov (Austerlitz), Czech Republic: A participant acting as a soldier of the French army sleeps in a tent during the traditional Napoleonic days where battles are re-enacted to mark the 243rd anniversary of the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte and the 200th anniversary of his invasion of Russia Photograph: Radek Mica/AFP

Hyderabad, India: A man carries a gas cylinder on his motorbike in heavy rain Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Varzaqan, Iran: Red Crescent workers search for survivors among the rubble in the village of Bajeh Baj after two strong earthquakes killed at least 250 people and injured more than 1,800 Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

London, UK: A police dog searches the basketball arena after the women's gold medal handball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP