24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Nepalese man whose head has been painted with the communist hammer and sickle symbol joins a procession to mark International Labour Day Photograph: PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP

Benghazi, Libya: A Libyan woman gestures in support of rebel fighters as their undergo training near the courthouse Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Beijing, China: Visitors to Tiananmen Square pose for photos near a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, who is widely regarded as the founding father of modern China Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Saalfelden, Austria: A horse jumps in a meadow Photograph: Kerstin Joensson/AP

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal performs at the Louisiana jazz and heritage festival Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Managua, Nicaragua: A woman and child stand in one of the buildings partially destroyed by the 1972 earthquake in the old downtown area Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Malaga, Spain: A woman places a sticker for the CCOO, the largest trade union in Spain, on the cap of a demonstrator as he holds a pick before joining a May Day march Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Tokyo, Japan: Babies held by amateur sumo wrestlers burst into tears during the annual Nakizumo (crying sumo) festival at Sensoji temple. 80 babies participated in the event, believed to bring them good health Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Birmingham, Alabama, USA: Stuffed deer heads loaded into a car as people try to salvage their belongings in the tornado-ravaged neighbourhood of Pratt City Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Jerusalem: Tourists visit the Yad Vashem holocaust memorial museum, on the eve of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP

Karachi, Pakistan: A labourer works on a construction site Photograph: Fareed Khan/AP

Hong Kong, China: A rhesus macaque monkey drinks from a bottle Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

The Vatican: Prelates wait in St Peter's Square for Pope Benedict XVI to lead the beatification mass for the late Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor one step closer to sainthood Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP