24 hours in pictures

Toronto, Canada: Dachshunds sit in their positions for the performance installation Dachshund UN Photograph: Michelle Siu/AP

Rome, Italy: Nuns wait for Pope Benedict XVI to greet the crowd from the window of the pope's summer residence of Castel Gandolfo Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Paris, France: Models present creations for the Nina Ricci collection at Paris fashion week Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

Pobitora, India,: An injured rhinoceros at the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Berlin, Germany: Police struggle with a protester as a construction company removes a section of the Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

Shanghai, China: A prize-winning cat is taken to the stage by a worker at the Shanghai pet fair Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Tokyo, Japan: Homeless people take shelter in an underpass Photograph: Yuya Shino/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Roosters duel during a cock-fighting tournament Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Idlib, Syria: A man steps into an underground Roman tomb used for shelter Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

Beijing, China: Artists work on ivory sculptures in the Beijing ivory carving factory Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Seoul, South Korea: A university student performs taekwondo while blindfolded Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: Contortion artists perform during Cirque du Soleil's Kooza show Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters

Hampshire, UK: Alan 'Howling Laud' Hope of the Monster Raving Loony party arrives at the Eastleigh byelection count Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: A great egret carries off a frog Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP