24 hours in pictures

Maharashtra, India: devotees throw turmeric powder on a holy horse as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba on Somavati Amavasya at the Jejuri temple Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

Kamerik, the Netherlands: inspectors examine cheese during a yearly test Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA

Rome, Italy: a pilgrim prays in St Peter's Square as cardinals attend mass before entering the conclave in Vatican City Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Dresden, Germany: Napo the mandrill yawns in his enclosure Photograph: Matthias Hiekel/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: an Israeli Jewish woman lays down a Torah scroll during a prayer session near the Western Wall Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Cheltenham, UK: racegoers rush to board special steam train carriages to transport them to the festival Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Wiesbaden, Germany: a squirrel sits in the snow Photograph: Fredrik Von Erichsen/AP

Paris, France: people on Segways ride along a snow-covered Alexandre III bridge Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

Utah, US: Melissa Battler collects geological samples for study at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) using the Utah desert's Mars-like terrain to simulate working conditions on the red planet Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

Tel Aviv, Israel: a worker at a factory sews American flags before a visit by the US president, Barack Obama Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

Singapore: performers from the production Le Noir do acrobatic stunts at the Marina Bay Sands Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Beijing, China: security personnel holding umbrellas wait for delegates to arrive before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps arrives for the 2013 Laureus world sports awards Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters

Rome, Italy: nuns sing hymns under the colonnade in St Peter's Square Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images