24 hours in pictures

London, UK: competitors rest after completing the 2012 London marathon Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Jerusalem, Israel: national flags are manufactured in a factory in preparation to celebrate Independence Day Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Islamabad, Pakistan: women sit on a bed out on the street Photograph: Nathalie Bardou/AP

Lyon, France: a voter stands next to ballots displayed on a table in a polling station Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: a boy looks for reusable material in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River Photograph: Tsering Topgyal/AP

Bucharest, Romania: a Sphynx cat watches a referee during an international feline beauty competition Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: a boy rides his bicycle at the Angel of Independence monument where members of the pro-life group lined the monument in an anti-abortion demonstration Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: a woman walks by the wreckage of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 passenger plane Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Bhaktapur, Nepal: a girl gets her hair done before leaving for school Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Jerusalem, Israel: army members stand in front of graves of fallen soldiers during a ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Medellin, Colombia: Martha Padmore of Barbados trains before the women's archery individual event at the London 2012 Olympic Games Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France: Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) supporters react during the first round of the French 2012 presidential elections Photograph: Franck Prevel/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand: Buddhist monks pray while promoting world peace at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters