24 hours in pictures

Athens, Greece: Police use a riot shield to push back participants in a protest march during a general strike
Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty

Bucharest, Romania: Roma youths shield themselves from the rain during a protest against the Romanian foreign minister, Teodor Baconschi
Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty

Washington, US: Akio Toyoda, the head of carmaker Toyoto, leaves Capitol Hill after testifying at a congressional committee hearing into the global recall
Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP

Bhubaneswar, India: A security officer boards a train through one of its coaches' emergency windows at a railway station
Photograph: Biswaranjan Rout/AP

London, UK: A woman admires an artwork by Antony Gormley entitled Flare II, which has been installed in the geometric staircase of St Paul's Cathedral
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Hampyeong, South Korea: Students twirl catherine wheels, made from wood chips and straw, in celebration of the first full moon of the lunar calendar
Photograph: Hyung Min-woo/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Men fit a horseshoe to a horse as a child watches
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Dewata, Indonesia: Villagers camp outside as the search continues for people buried in a landslide
Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Islamabad, Pakistan: Tanveer Mouneer sells balloons by the roadside
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Manila, Philippines: Protesters hold banners during an anti-government rally to mark the 24th anniversary of the People Power revolution
Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP

Shiqian, China: A dragon dance troupe perform during a contest
Photograph: AFP/Getty

Hong Kong: Birds take to the air above the Mai Po nature reserve
Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty