24 hours in pictures

Sana'a, Yemen: A protester sprays foam at a rally demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Hindu sadhu blesses visitors during the Maha Shivaratri festival at Pashupati temple Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Ajdabiya, Libya: Rebels prepare for a counter-attack by government forces Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A child wears a traditional costume while visiting Tiananmen Square Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Taipei, Taiwan: Dancers from the state ballet of Georgia perform during a dress rehearsal of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: Men hold up posters of Muammar Gaddafi in a crowd gathered around a burning fuel truck Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: A security officer is reflected in a window of the car in which government minister Shahbaz Bhatti was shot dead Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Relatives of migrant workers fleeing Libya wait outside Dhaka international airport Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Beijing, China: A passenger is reflected in the window of a subway train Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Mexico City, Mexico: A worker walks through one of the corridors of the Soumaya museum's new building Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Journalists witness the inauguration of the new LED lighting system of the Christ the Redeemer monument Photograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images

Lampedusa island, Italy: Would-be immigrants from north Africa sit on a bus that will carry them to a temporary accommodation centre Photograph: Roberto Salomone/AFP/Getty Images