24 hours in pictures

Bangkok: Anti-government protesters mass behind a barrier during a rally at Suvarnabhumi airport Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Tehran: A member of the Basij militia's Alzahra battalion during a military parade Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Calais: Illegal immigrants settle down to dinner in the woods where they camp Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Cairo: A protester lies wounded after clashes between students and riot police during a protest against the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: Italian president Giorgio Napolitano pays his respects at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial's hall of names Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Seville: A horseman performs at the International Fair of Spanish Thoroughbred Horses Photograph: Jose Manuel Vidal/EPA

Guatemala City: Activists in mime outfits perform a serious sketch to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Photograph: Daniel Leclair/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: Devotees smoke during a break as they sow satabij, seven kinds of seeds, to observe the Balachaturdashi festival Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Russia: A flock of ducks swim in the Vologda river Photograph: Mikhail Mordasov/Reuters

Athens: A stray dog plays with a police line during a dockers' demonstration Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Haifa, Israel: A medic takes part in a drill simulating a biological terror attack Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Brussels: European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso holds a news conference after an EC meeting on the global financial crisis Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Luqu, China: Monks sit patiently through a government indoctrination session which warns against religion straying into political action Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Dresden, Germany: Competitors in the 38th 'Chess Olympics' Photograph: Norbert Millauer/AFP/Getty Images

Wuhan, China: Midges swarm against a metal grill at a watersports centre Photograph: Zhou Chao/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images