24 Hours In Pictures

Sendai, Japan: Cracks are seen on the snow-covered ground in woodlands near the earthquake and tsunami-devastated town Photograph: Jo Yong-hak/Reuters

Ras Jdir, Tunisia: A volunteer chef from Tunisia named Muhammad takes a break at a United Nations displacement camp for those fleeing the conflict in Libya Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic: Tessa Worley of France leaves a track after she fell during the women's Alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom event Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters

Coventry, England: An Alpaca named Wigeon waits to be judged at the British Alpaca Futurity Show being held at Stoneleigh Park. Alongside the judging of the animals, practical workshops in breeding and looking after Alpacas are taking place, culminating in a fashion show of Alpaca clothing Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Lisbon, Portugal: Post-Kate Moss, it's definitely no smoking backstage before Ana Salazar's show of the 36th edition of Moda Lisboa at Patio da Gale, Terreiro do Paco Square Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Kassel, Germany: Untitled work in an exhibition of the Georgian artist Andro Wekua in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum The installations and sculptures were conceived specifically for the exhibition. Wekua combines experiences and lore with film narrative patterns, producing images that evoke a disturbing or pensive atmosphere Photograph: Jens Meyer/AP

Easter Island, Chile: Kent De Mond of the US practices his dive from a trampoline near the Tahai Moai before the opening round of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Hanga Roa Photograph: Dean Treml/AP

Riffa, Bahrain: Flowers tossed by Bahraini anti-government protesters lie behind razor wire at the feet of police officers who prevented tens of thousands of demonstrators from marching to the royal court. Conflict has deepened between Sunni Muslims backing the ruling system and Shiites demanding it give up its monopoly on power Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Acapulco, Mexico: A man takes pictures of a shoal of sardines, allegedly an ominous sign of an approaching tsunami, since those fish seldom approach the shoreline Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

Sanaa, Yemen: A woman attends an anti-government rally to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the country to show Saleh his offers of reform would not soften their stance Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Benghazi, Libya: A member of the Warfala tribe parades on a horse as thousands protest on the streets demanding that Muammar Gaddafi resign Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Ekaterina Panina sits in her wooden house in the Taiga wood on a banks of the Mana river. Ekaterina, 35, married Valentin Panin, 83, in 1993. The couple, who have four children, lead an isolated existence and are occupied mostly with farming and poultry breeding. Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters