24 hours in pictures

Urumqi, China: Chinese soldiers guard the closed Grand Bazaar while two women belonging to the Chinese Uighur miniority look through fencing Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Pamplona, Spain: A reveller rests in a garden surrounding the Plaza del Castillo during the San Fermin festival Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Skopje, Macedonia: A bee lands on a sunflower to gather pollen Photograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters

Los Angeles, California: A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on a brush fire near the Getty Centre arts complex Photograph: Nick Ut/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Scores of Ultra Orthodox Jewish demonstrate against the opening of a parking lot on Sabbath in the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim Photograph: Kobi Gideon/Epa

Delaware, US: A US navy team stands by the coffin of Tony Michael Randolph, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this week Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Artists Tiago Primo and his brother, Gabriel, at a bizarre vertical house built on a climbing wall Photograph: Bruno Domingos/Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A child enjoys a sudden downpour. Seasonal rain has brought relief to Dhaka dwellers, who have been experiencing dry and dusty weather Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

Ilulissat, Greenland: A fisherman sails a boat on the Ice Fjord Photograph: Slim Allagui/AFP/Getty Images

L'aquila, Italy: Security officials patrol outside a building hosting a summit of G8 leaders Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Urumqi, China: Local Han Chinese watch from between the shutters of their shop as armed Chinese soldiers in riot gear drive past Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Galle, Sri Lanka: People gather at a lookout on the walls of the 16th century Galle fort as the sun sets Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Jammu, Kashmir: Workers prepare kite threads on the side of a road. The kite string, or dorr, is made of crushed glass, glue and egg on the thread to make it strong enough to hold the kite Photograph: Jaipal Singh/EPA

Paris, France: A model shows off a creation by the Spanish fashion designer Josep Font Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Mount Wuyi, China: Stump-tailed macaques at the National Nature Reserve Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features

Indiana, US: Michael Phelps swims to a win in the men's 200 metre butterfly final at the US national swimming championships in Indianapolis Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters

Northumberland, UK: Walkers pass through rapeseed fields on their way to Hadrian's Wall Photograph: Owen Humphries/PA