24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A boy and a girl hold hands as they promenade through a park on International Children's Day Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Algarrobo, Spain: Goats eat discarded cucumbers at a farm Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Benghazi, Libya: A boy looks at a reel of film as light streams through a window of a cathedral Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Rangoon, Burma: A novice Buddhist monk plays during heavy rainfall at the Shin Ohtama Tharya monastery Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Coimbra, Portugal: Supporters wait for the arrival of the Social Democrat party leader, Pedro Passos Coelho, during an election campaign Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Jerusalem: A former Israeli Defence Forces member turned artist performs his work The White Soldier Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Madrid, Spain: Camping protesters play chess in Puerta del Sol, one of the Spanish capital's busiest squares Photograph: Pedro Acosta/AP

Gansu, China: A farmer walks past a terrace of Codonopsis pilosula – which is also known as dang shen, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine Photograph: Sheng Li/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: People react from the parking lot of a business building during campaigning by the Thai prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Cape Town, South Africa: A rock kestrel takes flight off the cliffs of Chapman's Peak Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Misrata, Libya: Women mourn during a funeral Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Sana'a, Yemen: A girl shouts during a rally calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Lisbon, Portugal: A yellow fibre net is positioned for a performance by the Italian artist Donato Sartori Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Volovshchina, Belarus: Troops from the special interior ministry unit take part in a training exercise Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters