24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: Policemen detain a Tibetan activist during a demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP

Chiaiano, Italy: Rubbish burns in the streets as protests against the unsolved dispute about collection continue in the Naples region Photograph: Ciro Fusco/EPA

New Delhi, India: Farmers attend a protest against GM crops Photograph: Raveendran/AFP

Evansville, US: Barack Obama talks to construction workers Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

Futaleufu, Chile: A forest is covered in ash from the eruption of the snow-capped Chaitén volcano Photograph: Christian Brown/AFP

Grantier, Haiti: A woman cleans vegetables outside her home Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Dresden, Germany: A worker cleans the glass roof of the city's shopping mall Photograph: Matthias Rietschel/AP

Netherlands: Tulip fields in full bloom Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Ultra-orthodox Jewish men congregate at the Western Wall Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Jerusalem: An elderly Palestinian man takes a rest in the Old City Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP

Tokyo, Japan: 'Sea angels', members of the sea slug family, at the Shinagawa aquarium Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: Visitors enjoy the sunny weather at St Peter-Ording beach Photograph: Carsten Rehder/EPA

Sofia, Bulgaria: Guardsmen take part in a military parade at Alexander Batemberg Square Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

New York, US: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art costume institute gala Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/Getty