24 hours in pictures

Manteo, North Carolina, US: Cars drive across the William B Umstead Bridge over the Croatan Sound leaving Roanoke Island Photograph: Gerry Broome/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Children dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna and goddess Radha wait to participate in a rally in front of a temple during Janmashtami festival celebrations Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

Zakopane, Poland: Restaurant staff throw snowballs at Kasprowy Wierch Peak. The weather changed rapidly in the mountains with more than 10cm of fresh snow falling recently Photograph: Marek Podmokly/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters

Istanbul: Newly graduated air force cadets point their swords together during their graduation ceremony at the Air Force War Academy Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

Formby, UK: Girls ride their ponies through the sea as they make the most of the good weather at Formby Point, Lancashire. The image was created using a variable planed lens Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Sukkur, Pakistan: Flies fly around a sick girl at a relief camp set up for flood victims in Sindh province Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Vilar de Barrio, Spain: A helicopter flies over a fire after forest fires hit the area of Ourense Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing: A boy looks at sculptures of skulls in German-born sculptor Christian Lemmerz's art installation Hypnosis Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tango dancer Laura Vargas of Colombia, wearing fake eyelashes, waits backstage before competing in the stage category of the Tango Dance World Championship Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Mumbai: A woman walks past civic officials guarding manholes on a flooded street Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

Rome: Tourists sunbathe by the statue of the river god Tiber on Piazza del Campidoglio Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Arlington, Virginia, US: US Escort troops lead a funeral cortege for Lance Cpl Cody S Childers, 19, an American marine killed while serving in Afghanistan Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Santa Ana, California: A spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, talks to reporters during a news conference. Richard Forsberg, 61, was arrested Monday night at a hospital in the Palm Springs area on suspicion of murder Photograph: Bruce Chambers/ The Orange County Register/AP

Montreal, Canada: A young boy plays at a water fountain. A high heat and humidity warning is in effect for several regions in Canada Photograph: Shaun Best/Reuters