24 hours in pictures

Ahmedabad, India: A labourer carries bricks on her head at a construction site Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A stuffed teddy bear sits on a seat at a flooded bus stop. Nearly a third of Thailand's 77 provinces have been hit by floods since late July Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

A'ali, Bahrain: A woman is seen gesturing behind a Bahraini flag during an anti-government rally. Thousands of Shia-led protesters calling for greater rights streamed into the area outside the capital of Manama in one of the largest demonstrations in recent weeks, against the Gulf kingdom's rulers Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Vienna, Austria: Actress Mavie Hoerbiger as Tinkerbell performs on stage during a dress rehearsal of Peter Pan, at the Burgtheater Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Hyderabad, India: Disabled man Narising Rao, poses with with his children inside their home at Vikalangula Nagar (Disabled Colony). Rao was a street beggar before uniting with other disabled companions to form the BR Ambedkar Blind And Lame Welfare Association Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images

Tehran, Iran: Soldiers perform Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Birmingham, England: Britain's Laura Gallagher performs during the women's trampoline team final at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Naples, Italy: A woman is reflected in a mirror in the densely populated Spanish quarter of Naples Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Pictures of former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser worn by a protester during a rally in Tahrir Square with the aim of pushing Egypt's ruling military to cede power, 10 months after an uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's regime Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

Santiago, Chile: Protesters confront police in armoured vehicles during a protest demanding education reform Photograph: Luis Hidalgo/AP

San Bartolo, Peru: A two-year-old sea lion named Ralph looks up at the headquarters of Peru's Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP

Mumbai, India: Waseem Sheikh, 12, searches for rats outside a residential complex. About 44 night rat killers are employed by the city Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Benin, Africa: A food seller in an underpass hawks her wares to those awaiting the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, near Notre Dame cathedral in Cotonou Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP