24 hours in pictures

Madrid, Spain: Children protest outside the Japanese embassy calling for the closure of nuclear power plants, on the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Delhi, India: A Sikh youngster takes part in a turban-tying competition during the Hola Mohalla festival Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

Hyderabad, India: Women weep at the site of their home, which was gutted in a fire Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Moscow, Russia: A woman in a cafe watches an opposition rally calling for fair elections Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Istanbul, Turkey: The US athlete Will Claye gestures after an attempt in the men's long jump final at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

New York, New York: Three US army CH-47 Chinook helicopters with the 10th combat aviation brigade's 6-6 cavalry fly past the city skyline Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Higashimatsushima, Japan: Wakana Kumagai, seven, visits the spot where her house used to stand before it was washed away by the tsunami Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Beijing, China: Hostesses pose for iPhone photos during the third plenary meeting of the 11th national committee of the Chinese People's political consultative conference Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Birmingham, England: A dog and its owner perform a routine on day three of Crufts Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Begrawiya, Sudan: A boy plays near the site of 44 Nubian pyramids in the ruins of the ancient city of Meroe Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Langui, Peru: A woman combs her daughter's hair in the kitchen of their house, which is part of the Hot Clean House ecology project. The project uses solar power to warm homes and energy-saving technologies for cooking Photograph: Mariana Bazo/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: People visit a museum on the eighth anniversary of the Atocha train bombings Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

London, England: Mike 'the Bedfordshire Bull' Botteley (left) takes on Chris 'the General' Levy in a chessboxing bout at the Scala nightclub. The hybrid sport has alternate three-minute rounds of chess and boxing, and the winner is the one who knocks out or checkmates their opponent first Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Tacuarembo, Uruguay: A gaucho rides an unbroken horse during the Patria Gaucha festival Photograph: Andres Stapff/Reuters