24 hours in pictures

Beit Lahiya, Gaza: a Palestinian 11-year-old boy, Anis, inflates an inner tube while repairing a customer's car Photograph: ALI ALI/EPA

Mandalay, Burma: residents cross the U Bein bridge – the world's longest and oldest teak bridge – on Taungthaman lake Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: Shy, a six-month-old pet pig, follows his owner as he crosses a street Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden's Ebba Jungmark at the XL Galan women's high jump event Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Ranua, Finland: a male brown bear wakes from hibernation at Ranua zoo Photograph: Kaisa Siren/AP

Mumbai, India: an Indian National Security Guard commando displays his skills as he takes part in a ladder exercise Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Milan, Italy: a multiple-exposure image shows a model at the Moschino autumn/winter collection during fashion week Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

La Paz, Bolivia: a woman in a wheelchair clashes with riot police at a demonstration calling for an annual subsidy for disabled people Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters

Dakar, Senegal: a Senegalese anti-government demonstrator kicks a burning barricade during pre-election protests Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

London, UK: a golden sculpture of a young boy riding a rocking horse, produced by the Danish artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, is the latest installation on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

California, USA: John Peterson polishes one of the brass stars on the Hollywood walk of fame to collect tips from tourists Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

Denpasar, Bali: an Indonesian soldier checks his mobile phone at a buddhist sculpture workshop outside the Kerobokan prison Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

Ghaziabad, India: men shield themselves from dust kicked up by a chopper after an election rally Photograph: Tsering Topgyal/AP