24 Hours In Pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan man shows off his ram before a match. Ram fighting, as well as dog fighting, camel fighting, and Buzkashi, were all once banned under Taliban rule, but have grown in popularity since the overthrow of the islamist goverment Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: A racer in action during the women's slalom at the Skiing World Championships Photograph: Peter Kneffel/EPA

Tunis, Tunisia: A woman stands at the doorstep of her shelter built on public land on the outskirts of the capital. A few of the country's many poor have become squatters since the uprising, making use of post-revolution confusion to build on public land or move into vacant or half-completed buildings
Photograph: Reuters

Srinigar, Kashmir: Muslims watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal Shrine on the last Friday of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: A model is made up backstage during the presentation of the autumn-winter 2011/2012 collections at the Cibeles Madrid fashion week Photograph: Dani Pozo/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Six-month old Shourouk is carried on her mother's shoulders, as tens of thousands of Egyptians gather to pray and celebrate the fall of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, and to maintain pressure on the current military rulers, in Tahrir Square Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Once a month Buddhist monks from the Busshinji temple meditate on the helipad of the 37-story high Copan building. The monks want to take meditation from the temple to the streets and they consider the building, created by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, a zen Buddhist mountain in the middle of the city Photograph: Nacho Doce/REUTERS

Manama, Bahrain: Nurses sit on gurneys as they wait for injured people at the Suleimanieh Central hospital Photograph: Caren Firouz/REUTERS

São Goncalo, Brazil: Carnival masks decorate a wall at a mask-making factory. Rio's carnival celebration starts 4 March Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Nabuk, Afghanistan: Afghan children watch as US Marines from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company patrol through the town in Helmand province Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/REUTERS

Sanaa, Yemen: Riot police charge towards anti-government demonstrators during a protest demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: A ''Red Shirts'' anti-government protester wears novelty sunglasses and a red wig during a demonstration at Ratchaprasong intersection. Thousands of protesters rallied in the capital to mark nine months since the bloody crackdown and press for the release for their detained leaders Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images