24 hours in pictures

Almeria, Spain: A band of legionnaires plays during a farewell ceremony for soldiers leaving to serve in Afghanistan Photograph: Carlos Barba /EPA

Dunedin, USA: Johnny Damon of the New York Yankees signs autographs for fans whilst training in Florida Photograph: Keith Srakocic /AP

New York, USA: Rush-hour commuters wait at Grand Central station for train services to resume. An empty five-storey apartment building partially collapsed in upper Manhattan, leading to the suspension of public transport Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Pader, Uganda: A girl is bathed in a plastic tub at a refugee camp Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP

Seoul, South Korea: Children watch frogs climbing up a pane of glass at an aquarium Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Bethlehem, West Bank: Palestinian youths run from advancing Israeli troops during clashes Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Bawi, Iraq: A US soldier inspects a petrol station during a patrol Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Maienfeld, Switzerland: Early spring flowers following a heavy overnight snowfall Photograph: Arno Balzarini/EPA

Tenerife, Spain: A Spanish Red Cross worker attends a migrant next to the covered body of another person who died trying to reach Spain from north-west Africa in a wooden boat Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP

San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela: Venezuelan soldiers stand guard on the border with Colombia Photograph: Rodrigo Arangua /AFP

Beijing, China: Military delegates listen to a speech by the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, at the opening session of the Communist party's national congress Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Budapest, Hungary: Pieces of a statue of Lenin pass under the Chain bridge as they are transported along the Danube to be used as a prop in a film Photograph: Imre Foeldi/EPA

Jarkarta, Indonesia: Dark clouds hang over the city Photograph: Bay Ismoyo /AFP

Allahabad, India: An devotee of the Hindu god Shiva dances as part of a religious procession on the eve of the festival of Maha Shivratri Photograph: AFP

Moroni, Comoros Islands: Dissident Atoumane Mohamedi shows off injuries that he claims were inflicted by government forces Photograph: Jose Cendon /AFP