24 hours in pictures

Caraca, Venezuela: A penitent carries a crucifix outside Santa Teresa's Basilica during Holy Week celebrations Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters

Kunar, Afghanistan: Afghan children stand by a door as they watch US soldiers from First Infantry Division patrol through the town of Naray Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A visually impaired student reads a book in Braille at a school run by the Blind Relief Association Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Mompox, Colombia: People visit the cemetery where their loved ones and friends are buried as a part of Holy Week celebrations Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

London, UK: Shaolin Wu-Shu Warriors balance one of the performers on spears as the Chinese State Circus arrives at Alexandra Palace in north London Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem, Israel: Ultra-orthodox Hassidic Jews participate in the special Blessing of the Sun ceremony, Remot Photograph: Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters

Pattaya, Thailand: A performer puts on make-up backstage before the Tiffany Show, one of the biggest transvestite cabaret shows in Thailand Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Seville, Spain: A penitent walks to church for the start of the 'El Baratillo' brotherhood procession during the Holy Week Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Portrait photographers Mohammed Forid (L) and his brother Sofder Ali wait for customers at their shop Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

L'Aquila, Italy: Family wedding photos lay in the remains of a collapsed building in the Abruzzo capital Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Augusta, Georgia: Gary Player putts on the eighth green while Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus look on during the Par 3 Contest prior to the 2009 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

Allahabad, India: A child sits on her mother's freshly washed clothes, left to dry on the banks of River Ganges as devotees gather for a holy dip on the day of the full moon, Phaphamau Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Le Touquet, France: Artists work on a sand sculpture prior to the start of an exhibit entitled Royal Touquet: the French kings saga Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images

Mompox, Colombia: People visit the cemetery where their loved ones and friends are buried as a part of Holy Week celebrations Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Children ask for food during food distribution Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Jews fill the street before the start of the Blessing of the Sun ceremony Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters