24 hours in pictures

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an indigenous activist who was evicted from the Aldea Maracaña, the Indian museum next to the famous football stadium, testifies at the federal court of justice. The museum is scheduled to be demolished to make way for the venue for the 2014 World Cup final Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Singapore: a long-tailed macaque pauses at the newly completed River Safari, a new attraction in the island state to showcase freshwater habitats Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Oviedo, Spain: women wearing traditional mantilla dresses smoke outside a church before taking part in the "Los Estudiantes" procession at the start of Holy Week Photograph: Eloy Alonso/Reuters

Allahabad, India: schoolgirls play with coloured powder outside a school during Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours Photograph: Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images

Boston, USA: girls competing in the World Irish Dancing Championships stand next to fans as they wait for their spray tans to dry Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Beijing, China: models present creations during the China International Young Fashion Designers Contest Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Baringo, Kenya: an African fishing eagle catches a fish in Lake Baringo Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: an Egyptian journalist films Islamist demonstrators chanting outside the Media Production City complex of broadcast studios in protest against a perceived bias against Islamist groups in media coverage Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Cape Town, South Africa: a surfer touches one of the pilot whales that died after beaching themselves on Nordhoek beach Photograph: EPA

Malaga, Spain: a penitent cries as she is comforted by others inside a church after they take part in the "Lagrimas and Favores" Palm Sunday procession during Holy Week Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Bieberbach, Germany: icicles hang from a decorated Easter fountain Photograph: David Ebener/AP

Buenos Aires, Argentina: members of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo Linea Fundadora carry a large banner with the portraits of people who went missing in the 1976-1983 military dictatorship Photograph: Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty Images

Seville, Spain: a penitent is seen before the procession of the "La Paz" brotherhood during Holy Week Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters