24 hours in pictures

Paris, France: a woman pays her respects after an assailant opened fire at a Jewish school in Toulouse, killing four people Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Shahrakan, Bahrain: riot police prepare to disperse protesters. Clashes erupted after thousands of mourners participated in the politically charged funeral for Sabri Mahfoudh, whose death his family and the opposition blame on teargas Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Kolkata, India: women's rights activists hold candles during a rally to protest against recent physical assaults and rapes Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Buddhist monks protest at a US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN human rights council that calls for an investigation into alleged war crimes during the civil war, which ended in 2009 Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Valencia, Spain: effigies burn during the finale of the fiesta of Las Fallas, which welcomes spring and honours Saint Joseph's Day Photograph: Heino Kalis/Reuters

Manila, Philippines: protesters hold a demonstration near the US embassy to mark the ninth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: North Korean football player Jang Song Hyok celebrates after scoring a goal against Turkmenistan Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Syria: refugees walk through woods, helped by rebels from the Free Syrian Army, as they attempt to cross the north-western part of the Syrian border with neighbouring Turkey Photograph: Giorgos Moutafis/AFP/Getty Images

Yogyakarta, Indonesia: police arrest a protester during clashes at a demonstration against oil price increases Photograph: Clara Prima/AFP/Getty Images

Washington, US: Clara Loiter and her mother, Jennifer Frericks, blow bubbles under a cherry tree at the National Arboretum Photograph: /AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: people gather for a new year ceremony at the Sakhi Shrine Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images

Lisse, the Netherlands: an aerial view of the Keukenhof flower garden Photograph: Paul Raats/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China: an elderly man exercises in the park Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters