24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: a policeman stands guard near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque Photograph: Ali Hamed Haghdoust/AP

Allahabad, India: children play on the banks of the river Ganges Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: pigeons fly over the sky during Nowruz celebrations to mark the new year and the start of spring Photograph: Ahmad Massoud/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Hong Kong, China: a rugby fan with his face painted during the first day of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Hyderabad, Pakistan: members of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand political party and other nationalist parties attend an annual gathering Photograph: Janali Laghari/Demotix/Corbis

Hyderabad, India: royal bengal tigers play in the water at the Nehru zoological park. India's latest census counted at least 1,706 tigers in forests across the country. As many as 100,000 are thought to have roamed India 100 years ago Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Manchester, UK: hundreds of runners in specially commissioned and individually controlled LED light suits create patterns outside the Lowry theatre in Salford Quays during a performance of the Scottish arts charity NVA's 'Speed of Light' project Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an indigenous man smokes a pipe inside an abandoned museum. Brazilian courts ruled that indigenous people who have been occupying the building since 2006 have to leave the area as it is next to the Maracana stadium, part of the 2014 World Cup and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games. The area around the stadium is being transformed into a shopping and sports entertainment hub Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Papantla, Mexico: people march during a protest at the Tajin archeological ruins to demand better conditions for indigenous communities and the preservation of local traditions in the Gulf state of Veracruz Photograph: Felix Marquez/AP

Barsana, India: Hindu devotees play with coloured pigment during Lathmaar Holi celebrations Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a man walks among 6,000 lightbulbs filled with water to suggest rain as part of the exhibition Lagrimas de São Pedro (Tears of Saint Peter) by the Brazilian artist Vinicius Silva. Friday is International Water Day Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

San Salvador, El Salvador: a boy sorts fish known as Pepesca or Ejote at Lake Ilopango Photograph: Reuters

São Paulo, Brazil: a model presents a creation by Osklen during São Paulo fashion week Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: visitors walk under illuminated cherry blossoms along the Chidorigafuchi moats Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters