24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: People carry a chariot of God Bhairab during the second day of celebrations for Navavarsha, or the Nepalese new year, at Thimi Photograph: Shruti Shrestha/Reuters

24 hours in pictures: Pakistani man pushes his bicycle carrying his daughters

Peshawar, Pakistan : A Pakistani man pushes his bicycle carrying his daughters along a muddy street Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

24 hours in pictures: Palestinian is seen through the windscreen of a car

West Bank, Ramallah: A Palestinian is seen through the windscreen of a car as he uses a water jet to wash the vehicle Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

24 hours in pictures: Sri Lankan boy sits on his father's shoulders

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A boy sits on his father's shoulders as they join pilgrims of the Bohra community in procession to a prayer service Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: Indian farm worker harvests the wheat crops

New Delhi, India: A farm worker harvests the wheat crops in front of high-rise buildings in Greater Noida Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: Indian security before elections

Gaya, India: Indian security staff wait to be deployed in polling areas before the month-long elections Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

24 hours in pictures: Medical Forensic Service workers carry a box containing the remains

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Forensic officers carry a box containing the remains of an unidentified murder victim in San Rafael cemetery Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

24 hours in pictures: Men fish in a partially-dried marsh in Iraq

Hor al-Hammar, Iraq: Men fish in a partially dried marsh. A severe drought is threatening Iraq's southern marshes, the traditional site of the biblical Garden of Eden Photograph: Hadi Mizban/AP

24 hours in pictures: funeral of Eduardo Gonzalez Ramirez

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Rosa Cervantes consoles her grandsons Gabriel, right, and Daniel during the funeral of their father Eduardo Gonzalez Ramirez, who according to the forensic service was beaten to death Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

24 hours in pictures: Nun takes a picture of the Jordan valley desert

Jordan Valley, Israel: A Christian Orthodox nun takes a picture at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: Supporters of Bolivia's President Evo Morales

La Paz, Bolivia: Supporters of Bolivia's president Evo Morales Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

24 hours in pictures: Palestinian Bedouin

Ghwien, West Bank: A Palestinian Bedouin from a Hawamdeh family lives with her family in a home cave. Palestinians inhabit the caves farming and herding sheep in the rocky hills Photograph: Abed Al Hafiz Hashlamoun/EPA

Stompetoren, The Netherlands: A sheep farmer's unusual way of transporting his sheep in his fields Photograph: Koen Suyk/AFP/Getty Images

24 hours in pictures: Drew Barrymore arrives at the premiere of Grey Gardens

New York, USA: Actor Drew Barrymore arrives at the premiere of Grey Gardens Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters