24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A petitioner from the countryside, his head and shirt bloody, is carried away by police at Tiananmen Square. Police detained about two dozen people, including a group of women from a central Chinese village, in Beijing seeking redress for the murder of a family member Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Khartoum, Sudan: A man kisses a picture of President Omar al-Bashir during a mass demonstration Photograph: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Lifesavers from the North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club rehearse their routine for this weekend's Sydney Mardi Gras parade Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

San Diego, US: A sculpture by John Seward Johnson based on the famous photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, New York City, while celebrating the end of the second world war Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Losa Angeles, US: Married same-sex couples during a gay rights rally Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Geneva, Switzerland: A cleaner wipes the mirrors at the Opel car stand during at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show Photograph: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

Chongqing, China: Thousands of old taxis abandoned in a scrapyard Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary: A model at a fashion show Photograph: Karoly Arvai/Reuters

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: An eight-year-old peanut vendor hawks her wares along a quay Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Sacramento, US: Tents reflected in a puddle at a homeless tent city in California Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan : A burqa-clad woman walks in the old bazaar Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

BOULDER, US: A worker prepares to connect a solar electrical panel to a house roof Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images