24 hours in pictures

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Children dressed as devils wait at the Malecón seaside boulevard to take part in the last day of the annual national carnival Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A trash collector walks past a reveller on Vargas Avenue before the start of a carnival parade Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Tripoli, Libya: A man makes bubbles with two electric bubble-blowers at a day-long gathering of pro-Gaddafi soldiers and civilians in Green Square Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Haitians participate in the first carnival after the January 2010 earthquake Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP

Hong Kong, China: A policeman lies on the ground after a scuffle with protesters during a demonstration against government budget plans Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Benghazi, Libya: Protesters hanging effigies of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi are reflected over a photograph of a youth killed in the fighting Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Baghdad, Iraq: A market seller with his display of oil lamps Photograph: Karim Kadim/AP

Evolene, Switzerland: An empailles (straw man) wearing a costume made from a jute bag stuffed with straw and frightening mask at a carnival procession in the Alps resort Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: An anti-government protester is hoisted aloft at a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Ras Jadir, Tunisia: A bus takes men to a UN displaced persons' camp after crossing into Tunisia from Libya Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Limassol, Cyprus: People in carnival clothes dance through in the street during a traditional parade to mark the end of the carnival period Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: Passenger boats on Saen Saep canal during rush hour Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP