24 hours in pictures

Athens, Greece: Police surround a pro-Tibet protester, detained outside the Panathenian stadium where the Olympic flame handover ceremony was held for the Beijing Olympics Photograph: Yiannis Petridis/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: Police erect a human wall in front of the Netherlands embassy during a demonstration by activists and supporters of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) group Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP

Erg Znaigui, Morocco: Competitors during the 23rd Sand marathon Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP

Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada: A sealer clubbing a seal Photograph: Stewart Cook/EPA

Beijing, China: A paramilitary police officer tries to prevent photos being taken under Beijing's Tiananmen Square Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Riot policeman patrol as people watch a demonstration Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Santa Eduviges, Costa Rica: Seasonal coffee workers unload their baskets of coffee cherries into a transport truck Photograph: Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times/AP

New Delhi, India: Tibetan exiles perform a skit in a street depicting the alleged atrocities of the Chinese authorities on the Tibetan people Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

A-Ram, West Bank: A Palestinian woman walks with her children through an Israeli military checkpoint Photograph: Dan Balilty/AP

Amsterdam, Holland: A model presents a design by Monique Collignon Photograph: Robert Vos/AFP

Islamabad, Pakistan: Children play cricket Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Ramot Hashevim, Israel: A worker checks for damaged eggs at a quality-control station in an egg packing plant Photograph: David Silverman/Getty

Sofia, Bulgaria: A woman shows her Maine Coon cat during the second day of the international cats exhibition Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

Liverpool, UK: A Liverpool fan displays his badges during the match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty