24 hours in pictures

Malkiya, Bahrain: A child on the shore of the Persian Gulf at sunset Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Viege, Switzerland: A forest fire burns after one of the worst droughts to hit the country in 150 years Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Havana, Cuba: A farmer at work breaking a horse Photograph: Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: Schoolgirls observe an open session of parliament Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: Anti-government protesters demand the resignation of the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Jos, Nigeria: Election officials count votes from ballot boxes Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Pisa, Italy: Tourists visit the leaning tower, which is finally free of scaffolding after 20 years of renovation and stabilisation works Photograph: Fabio Muzzi/AFP/Getty Images

Morris, Canada: A car heads north on a flooded highway in Manitoba Photograph: John Woods/AP

Puttaparti, India: Devotees gather inside the Sri Kulwant hall to attend the funeral ceremony of the guru Sathya Sai Baba Photograph: NV Jagadeesh/EPA

Kathmandu, Nepal: Members of the Newars ethnic community participate in a torchlit rally before a general strike Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Afghanistan: A policeman holds the headgear of a firefighter as he hoses water on to a burning tanker that was transporting fuel for Nato forces on the Jalalabad-Kabul road Photograph: Parwiz/Reuters

Ganjam, India: A boy on a beach at the mouth of the river Rushikulya helps a newly hatched Olive Ridley turtle enter the bay of Bengal Photograph: Biswaranjan Rout/AP