24 hours in pictures

Mianzhu, China: A rescuer helps a trapped student out of the debris at Wudu Primary school Photograph: Chen Jianli/Xinhua/Reuters

Baghdad, Iraq: US army soldiers look for a location of a sniper at a patrol base in the Shia enclave of Sadr City Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Palm Bay, US: Furniture in the shell of a burned out home after wildfires rolled through the area Photograph: Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Three bodies lie in a morgue. At least 12 people drowned and others were missing and feared dead after a packed ferry sank Photograph: Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: A woman walks past lawyers and activists taking part in a protest demanding the return of Chaudhry and other judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Maubin, Myanmar: People from a refugee camp wash at a private house that donated water for refugees Photograph: Getty

London, UK: Silhouettes in the sunshine Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian

Singapore: A construction worker on the facade of a new hotel Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Portugal: Priests arrive a mass at the Catholic shrine of Fatima to attend the 91st anniversary celebrations of the first appearance of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in 1917 Photograph: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters

Leipzig, Germany: A participant wearing a gas mask on the last day of the 17th Wave Gothik Convention Photograph: Peter Ending/EPA

London, UK: Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Catrell arrive at the Odeon Cinema for the world premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP

Italy: The pack during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Catania to Milazzo Photograph: Alessandro Trovati/AP

Niigata, Japan: The region is renowned as one of Japan's best rice-growing area. The rice terraces are used not only as for rice growing but also act as natural dams Photograph: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan: A sportsman exercises at a martial arts club Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Edinburgh, UK: A sculpture of a moth in a light bulb by Roland Engebretsen at the RSA annual exhibition Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty