24 hours in pictures

Shanghai, China: A migrant labourer works at a construction site after a rainstorm Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Managua, Nicaragua: A King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) at the National zoo. The creatures are declining in number, primarily because of habitat loss Photograph: Mario Lopez/EPA

Wenatchee, Washington, US: A wall on the south side of the Stemilt Growers building collapses during a fire Photograph: Mike Bonnicksen/AP

Leiria, Portugal: Simeon Williamson, of Great Britain, sprints out of the starting blocks in the first leg the men's 4 x 100 metre relay at the Spar European team championships Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Kokino, Macedonia: Macedonians watch the summer solstice sunrise from a rocky crest filled with astronomical stone markers at the ancient megalithic observatory of Kokino Photograph: Georgi Licovski/EPA

Swabi, Pakistan: A six-year-old girl looks from behind a book during a three-hour religious class at the Ummah Welfare Trust madrassa in the Chota Lahore relief camp Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Sofia, Bulgaria: A girl carries her teddy bear in Sofia's zoo as she takes part in an attempt, staged with 600 other zoos, to collect the greatest number of teddy bears Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

Ramalla, West Bank: A bee gathers pollen from a sunflower Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Lhasa, Tibet: Crowds are reflected in water in front of the Potala palace Photograph: Greg Baker/AP

Coney Island, US: A stilt walker shelters from the rain before the start of the 2009 mermaid parade Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: Officials stand around the Caryatids and are refelcted in a window during the official opening of the new Acropolis museum Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: The Russian ballerina Anastasiya Soboleva performs during the final concert of laureates during the international ballet competition at the Bolshoi Theatre Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Nasir, Sudan: Cattle belonging to the Nuer tribe are shrouded in dung smoke to keep insects away Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Rotterdam, Netherlands: Orlando Duque, of Colombia, dives from a platform on the Stoombok Simson harbour derrick during round two of the Red Bull cliff diving series Photograph: Getty Images

Lilongwe, Malawi: A boy displays boiled rats for sale on the main road through the Malawian capital Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters