24 hours in pictures

Melbourne, Australia: Competitors pose during pre-judging at an international body-building event Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Washington DC: Actor George Clooney is arrested for civil disobedience after protesting at the Sudanese embassy Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man carries sacks of discarded bread on his cart as he sells balloons Photograph: Ahmad Nazar/AP

Cheltenham, England: Racegoers cheer as they watch a race at the Cheltenham Festival Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Damascus, Syria: Security officers inspect the site of a bombing Photograph: Syrian News Agency/EPA

Prague, Czech Republic: A model at a fashion show called 'Hell' during the Holešovice Fashion Market Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Halabja, Iraq: On the 24th anniversary of a gas attack by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in 1988, a Kurdish woman visits the grave of her relatives Photograph: Safin Hamed/Getty Images

Benghazi, Libya: Protesters jump on a car during clashes in the eastern city between backers and opponents of federalism Photograph: Abdullah Doma/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: 6-year-old male giant panda Riri stands on hind legs to reach out for an apple at Ueno Zoo Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Chennai, India: Students hold a large poster of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after he batted for his landmark 100th century Photograph: AP

Suining, China: A patient undergoes treatment for a cervical injury at the Suining City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. TCM is an ancient medical system that takes a deep understanding of the laws and patterns of nature and applies them to the human body that has been practiced for more than five thousand years Photograph: Getty Images

Newtownards, Northern Ireland: The Global Rainbow is projected into the night sky from Scrabo Tower Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Melsbroek, Belgium: Soldiers unload coffins of children and teachers who were killed in a deadly bus crash in Switzerland, at a military airport Photograph: Belgian Defense Department/AP