24 hours in pictures

Bangkok, Thailand: A soldier holds a rose offered by a supporter of the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty

Islamabad, Pakistan: Police officers surround a rally of more than 100 people made redundant who asking for their jobs to be reinstated Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Paganica, Italy: Firefighters celebrate after removing the marble statue of the Madonna from the top of a church Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh: People attend a rally in celebration of the Bengali new year Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty

Cricova, Moldova: Employees prepare empty bottles in the world's largest underground wine cellar, which is 9 miles from the capital Chisinau Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Tbilisi, Georgia: Supporters of the opposition attend a rally demanding that President Mikheil Saakashvili resigns Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

Delhi, India: Boys watch a game of cricket Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty

Samalayuca, Mexico: A woman walks in the Chihuahuan desert Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Dead Sea, Israel: A family gather around their car on the beach Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A resident looks at a pool of blood after an unidentified man was murdered Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Kolkata, India: A rickshaw puller eats beside a busy road Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

Souvenance, Haiti: A woman walks through a market Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Macau: The press watch a preview of a multimedia show which will be run in the "Bubble" theatre of the City of Dreams, an entertainment resort scheduled to open this year in the special administrative region Photograph: AFP/Getty

Caracas, Venezuela: A woman holds a dog at an event commemorating the seventh anniversary of President Hugo Chavez's return to power after the short-lived 2002 coup Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish young women stand next to a fountain during Passover Photograph: Tara Todras-whitehill/AP

Naushehra Dhalla, India: A bride holds the special wedding ceremony cloth of her groom she walks behind him during a mass marriage ceremony Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA