24 hours in pictures

Guwahati, India: A leopard walks after being shot with a tranquiliser dart in the residential area of Jyotikuchi in Assam. Three people were mauled by the leopard after the cat strayed into the city before it was tranquilised by forestry department officials Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images

Nyerges pass, Hungary: An ethnic Hungarian wearing historical uniform stands to attention in heavy snowfall during celebrations for Magyars Day, marking 161 years since the 1848 revolution against the Habsburgs Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: Demonstrators dressed as brick walls protest against Spain's lack of affordable housing Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

Chicago, USA: Chicago Journeymen Plumbers stir dye into the river turning it green, at the start of St Patrick's Day celebrations Photograph: Jeff Haynes/Reuters

Melbourne, Australia: The crowd stand in the rain during the Sound Relief concert at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Concerts were organised to raise funds for victims of the recent bushfires and Queensland floods Photograph: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images

Texas, US: Thousands of western diamondback rattlesnakes in a holding pit during the 51st annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up. The rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity Photograph: Richard Ellis/Getty Images

San Salvador, El Salvador: A woman walks by an intersection cluttered with political propaganda for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, or FMLN. El Salvador will hold presidential elections on March 15 Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Novosyolovo, Siberia: A trotter competes on the frozen Yenisey river during an amateur horse race Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Gauhati, India: A rag picker collects recyclable materials as kites fly above a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Winnenden, southern Germany: People leave flowers and candles in front of the Albertville secondary school, after a teenager in black combat gear went on the rampage at his former school killing 15 people Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images

Calexico, California, USA: A border patrol vehicle drags sand to make any new footprints of border crossers more visible, along a recently constructed section of the controversial US-Mexico border fence Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images

Lahore, Pakistan: A Pakistani lawyer lights a cigarette from a candle during a demonstration next to the high court Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Cascais, Portugal: A model takes to the catwalk displaying an outfit by Ricardo Preto during the Lisbon Fashion Show Moda Lisboa Photograph: Miguel A. Lopes/EPA

Guwahati city, India: A frog marriage ceremony takes place as a ritual to the rain gods to bring rain to the area Photograph: EPA