24 hours in pictures

Ahmedabad, India: A Zoroastrian woman ties a Kusti, the sacred thread worn by Zoroastrians from the age of seven until death. Zorostrians are celebrating the Navroze new year festival Photograph: Sam Panthaky/AFP

Santa Cruz, Bolivia: A local boy watches an anti-government demonstration Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Jensen Beach, US: Tropical storm Fay stirs up the waters of the Indian River Lagoon in Florida Photograph: Matthew Ratajczak/AP

Tbilisi, Georgia: A refugee from Gori hugs a doll in a makeshift camp Photograph: Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA

Homesh, West Bank: An Israeli couple are married after returning to a Jewish settlement evacuated three years ago Photograph: Michal Fattal/EPA

Lake Babreka, Bulgaria: Members of the White Brotherhood religious movement perform a ritual dance as part of a celebration of their new year Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Georgia: Gravediggers fill in a mass grave at the end of a military funeral for several unidentified Georgian soldiers killed while fighting Russia Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Asuncion, Paraguay: National police academy students carry chairs before the swearing-in ceremony of Paraguay's new national police commander Photograph: Jorge Saenz /AP

Kiev, Ukraine: People pass military vehicles taking part in a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade Photograph: Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters

Kenitra, Morocco: A man fells a tree to be made into charcoal for the European market Photograph: Rafael Marchante /Reuters

Cairo, Egypt: A fire burns at the Shoura council building near the Egyptian parliament Photograph: Amr Dalsh/Reuters

Nicaragua: Indigenous Miskitos people wait to be transferred home after receiving medical treatment on USS Kearsarge, on a humanitarian mission to help survivors of Hurricane Felix Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Kolkata, India: A stranded commuter takes a nap on a railway platform during a 24 hour rail strike Photograph: Bikas Das /AP

Hamburg, Germany: A cliff diver takes a dive into a canal during an event in the Speicherstadt dock area Photograph: Jens Ressin/EPA