24 hours in pictures

Bethlehem, West Bank: Palestinians play with snow, a rare sight in the usually temperate Holy Land Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Duraz, Bahrain: A riot policeman attempts to take cover as protesters throw petrol bombs towards him Photograph: Mazen Mahdi/EPA

Paris, France: A model wears a creation from designer Junya Watanabe during fashion week Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

La Paz, Bolivia: Residents of El Alto protest against the lack of security, after two journalists were killed there last week Photograph: Gaston Brito/Reuters

Qom, Iran: Women walk in the courtyard of Massoumeh holy shrine Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP

Barsana, India: Villagers smear themselves with colours during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP

Natori, Japan: Photographs lie in a school gymnasium set up as a collection site for lost possessions from the 2011 tsunami Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Beijing, China: A military band perform ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Paris, France: Journalist Edith Bouvier, injured in Homs, is surrounded by friends and medical workers after her arrival on a government plane Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Hebron, West Bank: Israeli soldiers stand guard near Israel's separation barrier as snow falls Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Balikpapan, Indonesia: Yola, a captive long-tailed macaque, rides a small motorcycle during a street performance Photograph: Yuli Seperi/Getty

Palmyra, US: Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns Photograph: David Lee Hartlage/AP