24 hours in pictures

Mumbai, India: A bodybuilder poses before going on a stage during a contest Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images

Sicily, Italy: A Danish F-16 jet lands at Sigonella airbase Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters

Bucharest, Romania: Contestants apply the final touches ahead of a rehearsal for Miss Piranda 2011, a Roma beauty contest Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Beersheba, Israel: Locals stand next to a house that was damaged by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Gaza City, Gaza: Relatives of three members of the al-Quds Brigades killed in an Israeli air strike mourn at al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: Anti-government protesters pray during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Ras Ajdir, Tunisia: Foreign workers fleeing Libya wait to be repatriated at a refugee camp Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Benghazi, Libya: A rebel fighter adjusts his headwear before moving to the frontline Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

Karachi, Pakistan: Religious students play cricket Photograph: Shakil Adil/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Students at Amani high school listen to a speech by the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, during a ceremony marking the start of the academic year Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters

Cairo, Egypt: Security forces race through the streets near the scene of a fire at an interior ministry building Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Utrecht, the Netherlands: Laser beams project the Utrecht University flag on to the Dom Tower as part of the university's 375th anniversary celebrations Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters

Motoyoshi, Japan: A woman stands next the remains of her house which was damaged by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters