24 hours in pictures : April 27 2007

Huancayo, Peru: Andean farmers dispute a ball during a match of the national Andean communities championship. Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP

Basel, Switzerland: Swiss artist Jean-Frederic Schnyder's artwork "Waegeli" - little pushchairs - is displayed in the city's museum of contemporary art. Photograph: Georgios Kefalas/AP

Vesnova, Belarussia: A nurse from Ireland's Chernobyl Children's Project International works at an orphanage for mentally ill children. Photograph: VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP

Pattani, Thailand: Islamic clerics teach Islam to young devotees. Muslim insurgents have staged attacks against Buddhist civilians, raising fear and tension between the communities. Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Relatives of people killed by gangs in 2006 protest in demand of justice in front of the Haitian prime minister's office. Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Hong Kong, China: Locals play a last game of Chinese chess at Queen's Pier - formerly a ceremonial landing area for the British royal family and Hong Kong governors - before it is closed down. Photograph: YM/EPA

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: An athlete performs on the horizontal bar during the European artistic gymnastics individual championship. Photograph: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP

Jackson, USA: A satirical comic by Mikhaela B Reid is shown at a new exhibition at Jackson State University. Photograph: Mikhaela B. Reid/AP

Coral Gables, USA: Calle 13 performs at the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Photograph: GARY I ROTHSTEIN/EPA

Bamako, Mali: A woman asks passers-by on a bridge over the Niger river, Africa's third longest river. Photograph: NIC BOTHMA/EPA

Aita al-Shaab, Lebanon: Hizbullah militants erect a billboard showing an Israeli helicopter under fire. Photograph: STR/EPA

Mogadishu, Somalia: Islamic insurgents fire on Ethiopian positions in a northern neighbourhood. Photograph: STR/AFP

Southampton, UK: Royal Caribbean International's new Liberty of the Seas liner passes Navigator of the Seas - the biggest ever fleet presence in the UK for the company. Photograph: Simon Brooke-Webb/PA

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Razor wire at the US naval station and detention centre. Photograph: Paul J. Richards/AFP