24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: A man takes a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara during the Baishak Asnan festival. Devotees believe that water from these stone spouts, which is collected from the catchment area of the Nagarjun forest, will cure pains and skin diseases Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Gold Coast, Australia: Members of the Albert Battery shoot a volley of fire during the Anzac dawn service at Currumbin Surf lifesaving club. Anzac Day marks the anniversary of allied Australian and New Zealand forces landing on the Gallipoli peninsula during the first world war, and honours those who fought and died in all wars Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Rescue workers and volunteers search the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Two men sleep on a roadside Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Ya'an, China: Giant pandas sleep on a tree at the Bifengxia Panda Base
Photograph: Landov / Barcroft Media

Mobile, Alabama: Fire rages after an explosion involving three fuel barges on the Mobile river Photograph: John David Mercer/AP

Nanjing, China: Paramilitary police snipers rise after holding their breath underwater during a training session Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Pohang, South Korea: South Korean marines take part in a practice drill as part of a joint training exercise with US forces Photograph: Lee Jae-won/Reuters

Basel, Switzerland: The roof of the new exhibition halls designed by Herzog & De Meuron, on press day before the Baselworld watch exhibition Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Ya'an, China: A child sits in a bicycle basket Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Topeka, Kansas: A full moon rises behind a statue of a Kansas Indian on top of the statehouse Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

Agra, India: Labourers dig the lawns before planting new grass near the Taj Mahal Photograph: Pawan Sharma/AP