24 hours in pictures

Joplin, Missouri, US: A sign ripped from a market lies on the ground after the devastating tornado Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Beijing, China: A man gives his pet bird a drink Photograph: AP

Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri vendor selling watermelons is seen through a hole in a melting ice block on a hot summer day Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters

Patan city, Nepal: Kumari Samita Bajracharya, a living goddess, is worshipped during a festival Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Tianjin, China: A groom holds balloons as his bride poses for photographs at the Italian-style town, a famous tourist spot Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Madrid, Spain: A man stands among protesters occupying the Puerta del Sol Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A man holds his hand out to beg in an underpass. Despite India's growing economy, hundreds of millions of people in the country survive on under £1.25 a day Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Beijing, China: Visitors view heads sculpted by artist Fang Lijun at the Pin gallery. The large-scale installation consists of 15,000 sculpted heads, cast in bronze and covered in gold leaf Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Omaha, Nebraska, US: A wet gibbon huddles in the rain at the Henry Doorly Zoo Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Misrata, Libya: Young men slide down a rope during a military training exercise Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Havana, Cuba: A tourist poses for a photograph at El Morro colonial-era fortress as storm clouds gather Photograph: Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Oroumieh lake, Iran: A family walk on solidified salts Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Luoshan county, China: A fisherman transports fish killed by a drought at his fish farm, at Honghu lake Photograph: Kevin Zhao/Reuters

Peshawar, Pakistan: Residents wait to return to their homes, near the site of a police station destroyed by a car bomb Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Desaguadero, Bolivia: People walk on the shore of Lake Titicaca Photograph: Juan Karita/AP