24 hours in pictures

Tel Aviv, Israel: Rabbi Dror Moshe Cassuto sings as a fellow ultra-Orthodox Jew jumps in the air while making a video for his hip-hop tune which protests against the immodesty of secular society Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Sivakasi, India: people run for cover from an explosion caused by a fire at a fireworks factory that killed 40 people and injured 60 Photograph: AP

La Cumbre, Colombia: a woman, who claims to be possessed by spirits, endures an exorcism Photograph: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters

Aleppo, Syria: a man walks through the the partially destroyed Salaheddin neighbourhood, which is controlled by government forces Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

Lekeitio, Spain: a woman hangs onto a goose while it is raised and lowered into the water of the harbour to celebrate "geese day". Contestants have to hold onto the goose for as long as possible, trying to break its neck, in former times the geese used to be alive Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images

Pomona, US: a child walks among goats at the Los Angeles County Fair Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Gapyeong, South Korea: Moonies bow in front of a portrait of the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon during a memorial service Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Charlotte, US: Bill Clinton hugs Barack Obama after the former president's speech at the Democratic national convention Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Los Organos, Mexico: forensic technicians examine the scene of the murder of Victor Manuel Cadena Macari, former director of the state's police force Photograph: Jacob Garcia/Reuters

Bogota, Colombia: a police officer is pelted with paint during a demonstration by students and teachers against government education reforms Photograph: John Vizcaino/Reuters

Westwego, US: a mother and her child wait in line to apply for disaster food assistance for those affected by Hurricane Isaac Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Allahabad, India: a man walks on the banks of the Ganges river Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Suran, Syria: a child, whose family fled fighting in Aleppo, sleeps on the floor of a school where they have taken refuge Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Brasilia, Brazil: security forces stand under the dome of the national congress as they watch a union protest Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP