24 hours in pictures

Daofu county, China: Tibetan Buddhist nuns from the Ganden Jangchub Choeling nunnery sit on a mountain slope, Sichuan province Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Caracas, Venezuela: An artist paints the body of a woman at the sixth World Meeting of Body Art at the Teresa Carreño theatre Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Kajang, Malaysia: Boys are hosed down before a mass circumcision ceremony Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Children ride on a manual ferris wheel at a local fair Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Madrid, Spain: A disabled man begs in the street Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Cairo, Egypt: A young boy wearing a military costume salutes as protesters gather at Tahrir Square Photograph: SIPA/Rex Features

California, USA: Michael McDonald punches Alex Soto during a UFC Bantamweight bout at the HP Pavillion in San Jose Photograph: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

Hokersar, India: Migratory birds fly above wetlands near Srinagar Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Caracas, Venezula: Volunteers put up large portraits of women whose children were victims of violence as part of a project called Esperanza (hope) Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A young girl joins other volunteers sweeping an intersection in a cleaning drive after floodwaters recede Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Madrid, Spain: People at a polling station to cast their vote in the general election Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Mogadishu, Somalia: A soldier from Burundi serving with the African Union mission mans a frontline position Photograph: Reuters

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: An Occupy Amsterdam demonstrator prepares for her wedding in a tent on the Beursplein Photograph: Reuters

Venice, Italy: A gondolier walks in St Mark's Square as thick fog shrouds the city Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: An Egyptian police vehicle burns as protesters clash with riot police at Tahrir Square Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Sufi Muslim dervishes from Turkey wear camel fur hats on stage during the Ruhaniyat Sufi and Mystic Music festival Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP