24 hours in pictures

Lima, Peru: Members of scouts groups take part in the worldwide celebration of Earth Hour, an initiative organised by the World Wildlife Fund Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

Manly, Australia: A player leaps for a smash on the second day of the National Beach Volleyball Series Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Malaga, Spain: The actor Antonio Banderas sings along with other people during a Palm Sunday procession Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Tokyo, Japan: A bird sits among the cherry blossom at a park Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Wah Thin Kha, Burma: Election officials work inside a polling station in the early morning Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Bamako, Mali: Cloth sellers wait for customers at the Grand Market. Many sellers say business is suffering as worried residents in the capital, Bamako, hold off from purchasing non-essential items a week after a military coup threw the country into turmoil Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Cape Town, South Africa: Kenya's Maasai Cricket Warriors bowler Jonathon Ole Meshami, right, celebrates taking a wicket during a Last Man Standing Twenty20 match Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

Kiev, Ukraine: A dog carries a placard, reading, 'I want to live,' during a protest march over the treatment of homeless animals Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Hat Yai district, Thailand: A police officer walks past the damage caused by car bomb attacks Photograph: Sumeth Panpetch/AP

Sofia, Bulgaria: Syrian immigrants shout slogans during a rally against President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: A competitor has tanning lotion applied before his turn in a bodybuilding contest Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Beijing, China: Honour guards parade before a welcoming ceremony for the prrime minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Sarawak, Malaysia: Tourists walk towards the main entrance of the Niah Great cave at Niah National Park on Borneo. The caves contain the oldest remains of Homo sapiens found in Borneoas well as ancient rock paintings Photograph: David Loh/Reuters