24 hours in pictures

Gisenyi, Rwanda: A Congolese refugee boy inside his tent provided by the UN at the Nkamira transit camp. Over 7,000 Congolese refugees fleeing the fighting have crossed the border and arrived at the camp Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Seoul, South Korea: Shaven-headed young boys participate at a service to celebrate Buddha's upcoming birthday at Jogye temple Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Cape Town, South Africa: The Japanese fishing trawler, Eihatsu Maru, lies stranded off Clifton third Beach after it ran aground close to the shore in the early morning dense mist Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

Oirschot, The Netherlands: A young visitor gets a feel for the frontline at an army open day Photograph: Ilvy Njiokiktjien/EPA

Poptum, Guatemala: Kaibiles, members of an elite group of the Guatemalan army, participate in a hostage rescue demonstration near their base Photograph: William Gularte/Reuters

Fatima, Portugal: A statue of the Holy Virgin Mary of Fatima is carried during a candlelight vigil at the holy shrine Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Rome, Italy: Demonstrators wave flags as they protest against prime minister Mario Monti's government and its reforms Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

New Delhi, India: Snack vendors shield themselves under plastic sheets from a sudden thunderstorm at the India Gate monument Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Madrid, Spain: Police officers patrol the Puerta del Sol square before a demonstration by Spanish "indignado" protesters Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico: A dog sleeps on ground covered with ash, six miles from the Popocatepetl volcano Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Beijing, China: Ninety-year-old Li Xiuying with items collected from her nightly rounds along a shopping street. She sells plastic bottles and cardboard boxes to recycling centres, to help buy medicine for her sick 74-year-old daughter Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: A youth opposition activist makes a portrait of Vladimir Putin with cocoa powder on a pancake Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP