24 hours in pictures

Sonepur, India: A mahout watches a mother elephant and her daughter interacting at the Sonepur Mela cattle fair Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Prague, Czech Republic: A bat sucks juice from a lemon at Troja zoo Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France: A couple kiss on the Pont des Arts Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

Duisburg, Germany: Visitors walk on a sculpture designed by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth called tiger and turtle Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

Bali, Indonesia: A seaweed farmer carries her harvest in Nusa Dua Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A man takes photos of his friends in front of a heart shape of coloured smoke from the Patrouille de France formation display team at the Dubai airshow Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP

New York, USA: Protesters are taken into custody after police ordered Occupy Wall Street activists to leave their encampment in Zuccotti Park Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Policemen patrol the Rocinha slum during an operation against a drug dealer Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Vancouver, Canada: Surfers brave the cold waters of English Bay Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters

Baltimore, USA: A clergyman waits in a hotel lobby while holding rosary beads at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Wadi Rum, Jordan: A rider takes part in the International Wadi Rum Endurance Horse Race Photograph: Salah Malkawi/Getty Images

Beijing, China: The sun rises over the city on a smoggy day Photograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPA

Bangkok, Thailand: A fire truck on the tarmac of the flooded Don Muang airport Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images