24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A military officer gets off a bus as delegates arrive for a plenary session of the National People's Congress Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Brega, Libya: Workers at the Brega hospital morgue prepare the body of a Libyan rebel fighter Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: Anti-government protesters throw a demonstrator into the air Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Natori, Japan: Houses engulfed by water following a tsunami triggered by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

California, USA: Dead sardines float on the surface at King Harbour marina in Redondo Beach Photograph: Noaki Schwartz/AP

Cairo, Egypt: A Christian cleric prays in front of coffins during a mass funeral Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Sarajevo, Bosnia: A Bosnian construction worker is silhouetted against the sun as he works on a construction site Photograph: Amel Emric/AP

Florida, USA: New York Mets' Rubén Tejada in the dugout Photograph: David Goldman/AP

Sydney, Australia: People attend the third Sydney Tattoo and Body Art Expo Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: An Egyptian man sells pretzels as people shop in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar Photograph: Grace Kassab/AP

Ras Lanuf, Libya: Rebels fire a rocket-propelled grenade at a Libyan air force fighter jet Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Children play cricket on the railway tracks Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: Artificial claws are attached to the legs of roosters during a cock fight Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Jerusalem: Ultra Orthodox Jews pray during heavy rain at the Western Wall Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Sana'a, Yemen: Women take shelter from the sun in a football stadium Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters