24 hours in pictures

Port-au-prince, Haiti: scavengers surround a truck looking for recyclables and other usable items at the Trutier rubbish dump Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Hyderabad, India: a worker test-drives a car in the shape of a high-heeled shoe. It is a creation of car designer Sudhakar Yadav to mark International Women's Day and can run at a maximum speed of 28 mph Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

Idlib, Syria: 12-year-old Nazem Najar rests in a hospital bed after being wounded, reportedly by a Syrian army sniper Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Moscow, Russia: a lone demonstrator outside Moscow police headquarters in support of Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. The women are accused of hooliganism for being part of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot. The placard reads Freedom for Tolokno. Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Bnei Brak, Israel: ultra-orthodox Jewish boys dressed for Purim pose for a photograph Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Sana'a, Yemen: an anti-government protester marches to demand that relatives of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh be dismissed from senior posts in the army and police Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan National Army soldiers take up positions before raiding a house during a training session Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

Sydney, Australia: a resident uses a boogie board to 'surf' a flooded park near the Cooks river Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA

Tokyo, Japan: a light is turned on in a residential apartment building Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Takonta, Alaska, US: a musher collects hot water on an overnight stop during the Iditarod trail sled dog race Photograph: Marc Lester/AP

Beijing, China: a police car is reflected in the window of a vehicle as it drives past Tiananmen Square during a plenary meeting of the National People's Congress Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

São Paulo, Brazil: Corinthians fans cheer before their Copa Libertadores football match against Nacional of Paraguay at the Pacaembu stadium Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Khartoum, Sudan: a woman who was born without hands uses her feet as she makes coffee for neighbours at her home Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania, US: a flock of snow geese, estimated to be 30,000 strong, takes off from the Middle Creek reservoir as part of a migration north to breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA