24 hours in pictures

Sharano, Afghanistan: A US soldier walks as a Chinook helicopter prepares to land at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharano in Sharano district, Paktika province Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP

New York, USA: Fans clamber to get close to Beyoncé as she performs in Central Park during ABC's Good Morning America show Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A veterinary medical officer holds a two-year-old Javan hawk-eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) before releasing it into a forest at the Yogyakarta Foundation for Nature Conservation Photograph: Dwi Oblo/Reuters

Beijing, China: A military bandmember rehearses before celebrations marking the Communist party's 90th anniversary at the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Cotacahi, Ecuador: A group of indigenous Ecuadoreans dance on their way to "take over" the main square of this Andean town, 70km north of Quito to mark the Inti Raymi (sun festival) Photograph: Pablo Cozzaglio/AFP

Madrid, Spain: A lizard crawls across a garden light Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP

Sana'a, Yemen: Anti-government protesters congregate to demand the resignation of the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Gainesville, Florida: Christine Janks, president of the Carson Springs Wildlife Foundation and Sanctuary, visits her giraffe, Grace, who is three and a half years old Photograph: Erica Brough/AP

Athens, Greece: A young demonstrator passes under a giant Syrian flag at a protest against the Syrian regime and leader Bashar al-Assad in front of the Greek parliament Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Zeltweg, Austria: Members of the Italian air force's Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team perform during the Red Bull AirPower airshow Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters

London, UK: Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France both lie on the ground after falling as they dove to hit returns during their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

New Mexico, USA: Los Alamos canyon is filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Chongqing, China: Schoolgirls wait to perform at a revolutionary song concert in celebration of the Communist party's 90th anniversary Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters