24 hours in pictures

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A onion seller has a nap in his shop at Karwanbazer wholesale market during a nationwide strike Photograph: A.M. Ahad/AP

Guatemala City, Guatemala: An indigenous woman from the Ixchil region listens to day 12 of the trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt at the supreme court of justice Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Shanghai, China: A community medical worker shows residents how to wash their hands to help prevent bird flu Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: A boy uses his mobile phone to record a vehicle destroyed in sectarian clashes near the Coptic cathedral Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Johannesburg, South Africa: Boys play in a large culvert in Thokoza Park Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Augusta, Georgia, US: Turtles soak up a few rays by the 16th green during a practice round at the 2013 Masters golf tournament Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Barcelona, Spain: Riot police guard the Casal Popular of Gràcia, which was being occupied by squatters Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

Glasgow, Scotland: Revellers in George Square spray champagne as they celebrate the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Photograph: David Moir/Reuters

Afghanistan: Security forces stand guard at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Wardak province. A device exploded under a bus, killing nine people Photograph: Rahmatullah Alizad/AFP/Getty Images

Rangoon, Burma: Workers pluck feathers from dead birds at the biggest chicken wholesale market in the country Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Hong Kong, China: A member of airport security personnel takes a body temperature reading of a young passenger at Hong Kong airport, as a precaution against bird flu Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

São Paulo, Brazil: A juggler performs with a ball in a square called Circo do Beco (Circus of the Alley) Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Czestochowa, Poland: A monument paying tribute to the the former pope John Paul II is winched into position behind an amusement park Photograph: Grzegorz Skowronek/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters