24 hours in pictures

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Boys sit on stairs in the Salgueiro area Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Manila, Philippines: Students stage a nude protest at the Polytechnic University against budget cuts for higher education Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: People scavenge for metal in the rubble of the tax office, which collapsed in January's earthquake Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Alsózsolca, Hungary: A Roma girl sits outside her home Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Shikarpur, Pakistan: Police search for evidence beside smouldering oil trucks. Suspected militants set on fire at least 27 tankers carrying fuel for US and Nato troops in Afghanistan Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Paris, France: Models walk down the runway during the Nina Ricci spring/summer 2011 show at Paris fashion week Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Hamm, Germany: The clothes of coal miners hang from hooks at the RAG coal mine Hamm-Ost. The mine was about to shut after the German government announced an end to subsidies Photograph: Ina Fassbender/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea: South Korean protesters hold portraits of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and heir apparent, Kim Jong-un Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand: A soldier adjusts his uniform before a handover ceremony for the newly appointed Thai army chief Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

Stuttgart, Germany: Police use a water cannon on protesters trying to stop trees being cut down in a city park to make way for a train station Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters

Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah or 'Rejoicing of the Torah' at a synagogue in Mea Shearim Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, talks to journalists after a summit of South American leaders Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China: Chinese soldiers stand in line for China National Pavilion Day at the World Expo 2010 Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Outwell, UK: Traditional wicker eel traps lie on a fishing boat Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images