24 hours in pictures

Parritas, Costa Rica: A cemetery is flooded after heavy rain hits the region Photograph: Abelardo Fonseca/AFP

Katmandu, Nepal: Policemen protect themselves as demonstrators pelt them with stones while urging King Gyanendra to leave his palace. The country has voted to abolish its monarchy Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesians walk past a boy and his performing monkey Photograph: Ed Wray /AP

Metairie, Louisiana, US: Children climb on a levee that is leaking despite $22m being spent on levee repairs after Hurricane Katrina Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

Baghdad, Iraq: The shadow of a helicopter passes over the heavily-protected Green Zone Photograph: Chris Hondros /Getty

Mumbai, India: A boy dressed as Gandhi takes a break during an anti-tobacco awareness campaign on the eve of World No Tobacco Day Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee /AFP

Washington DC, US: Rose Sloanshows can't hide her disappointment after misspelling the word 'rollick' during the oral section of a spelling bee Photograph: Alex Wong /Getty

Eden, US: An employee holds a gold plated kazoo at the Original Kazoo Co. The company began making kazoos in 1916 Photograph: David Duprey/AP

New York, US: The New York Giants player Michael Strahan shows off his new Super Bowl ring after receiving it during a ceremony at Tiffany's Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP

Amman, Jordan: A Syrian bodybuilder poses on stage during the Arab Bodybuilding Championships Photograph: Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Ayacucho, Peru: A scientist points to a group of bones belonging to a victim at a morgue. Forensic scientists found the bodies of at least 60 men, women and children, presumed to have been assassinated by the military, in a mass grave Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: Fishermen give away fish during a protest against rising fuel costs outside the Ministry of Agriculture Photograph: Phillipe Demazes /AFP

Hanwang, China: A man crosses a bridge damaged by the earthquake that devastated Sichaun province Photograph: Oded Balilty /AP

Seoul, South Korea: A demonstrator sticks a sign on a police bus during a protest rally against the recent South Korea-US agreement on the expansion of US beef imports Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun /EPA