24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: a suicide bomber targets Shia Mulsims outside a shrine Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: men attend an Ashura ceremony at the Kerbala mosque in the Iranian capital Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

Moscow, Russia: opposition supporters take part in a protest against the prime minister, Vladimir Putin, and his party following parliamentary elections Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Poptun, Guatemala: Kaibiles, members of Guatemala's special forces, participate in a graduation ceremony Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Shanghai, China: workers take part in a strike at factory owned by Hi-P International, while police enter the facility with trucks to remove heavy machinery Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Paris, France: police officers from Romania are called in for joint patrols in an attempt to tackle a 'delinquency' problem blamed on Romanian nationals in the French capital Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Nice, France: sunset strollers along the Promenade des Anglais Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Israel: an aerial shot of sink holes around the Dead Sea Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: thousands of people hold candles during a ceremony celebrating the Thai king's birthday Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images

Beijing, China: paramilitary police pass a LED screen in Tiananmen Square Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Bonn, Germany: the Afghan president Hamid Karzai, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, arrive at the 10th annual international Afghanistan conference Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images

London, UK: footballer Clint Dempsey celebrates his goal during the match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Las Cruces, US: a snowstorm hits New Mexico Photograph: Shari V Hill/AP