24 hours in pictures

Barcelona, Spain: A protester lies on the ground covered by fake notes during a demonstration against the construction of Eurovegas in Catalonia Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

New York, US: Developer Larry Silverstein and assembly speaker Sheldon Silver watch as the last steel beam is hoisted 300 metres to the top of 4 World Trade Centre Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: A woman looks at an artwork by Canadian artist Philip Beesley, entitled Hylozoic Series, at the Biennale of Sydney on Cockatoo Island Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A woman boards a boat carrying food baskets by the river Buriganga Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

Coronel, Chile: A resident buries himself in an ash deposit during a protest Photograph: Jose Luis Saavedra/Reuters

Jerusalem: Ultra Orthodox Jewish men participate in a protest prayer Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Vendors take cover as police release teargas at demonstrators Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: Federal police officers lift a strip of crime-scene tape as they leave a cordoned area of the Mexico City International Airport Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Cairo, Egypt: A man flashes the victory sign as he carries a scale with the colours of the Egyptian national flag in Tahrir Square Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Longchuan, China: Refugee children from Burma play inside a tent at a rescue camp Photograph: Wong Campion/Reuters

Hong Kong: A woman inspects fresh seafood at a wet market Photograph: Dale De La Rey/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: Men tend to a wounded anti-government protester during clashes with police Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Larnaca, Cyprus: A bride smokes a cigarette on the beach after a mass civil ceremony Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/AFP/Getty Images