24 hours in pictures

Samalayuca, Mexico: A mother and her daughter shield their faces from the sand Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Worpswede, Germany: Boys are silhouetted as they jump on a trampoline during sunny spring weather in the northern German village Photograph: Christian Charisius/Reuters

Taiyuan, China: A vendor smokes as he sells garlic at a wholesale market in Shanxi province Photograph: Reuters

Zuurbekom, South Africa: One of 200 brides at a church during South African ruling party leader Jacob Zuma's visit to a Easter Sunday church service of the International Pentecost church Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Saint Gregorio, Italy: The head of a wooden Madonna, damaged by the earthquake, lies in a storage room in a village near L'Aquila Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

St Just, UK: Stars in the night sky rotate above the distinctive chimney stack on the top of Cape Cornwall. The landmark, orginally built for the Cornish mine in 1850, was recently damaged when it was struck by lightning. It was bought, along with the rest of Cape Cornwall, for the nation by Heinz in 1987 and given to the National Trust to mark Heinz's centenary. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: Japanese sumo wrestler Takamisakari, left, competes during the Honozumo, a ceremonial sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine precincts Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Klaistow, Germany: Polish seasonal workers harvest asparagus in a field. Hundreds of seasonal workers travel to Germany every year from eastern European countries to help out with the asparagus harvest Photograph: Michael Urban/AFP/Getty Images

Chongqing, China: Workers paint a sculpture of saints who have achieved nirvana, also known as Arhats, on the wall at the Arhat Temple. The Buddhist temple, which was built 1,000 years ago, is being renovated and will reopen in September Photograph: Reuters

Giza, Egypt: A giant Trojan horse at the pyramids during a Turkish performance of Troy Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Georgia, USA: Lights illuminate the oak tree outside the Augusta national golf club clubhouse in the early morning before the final round of The Masters Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

New York, USA: Maria Campanella wears a hat during an Easter Parade, representing US Airways flight 1549, which landed safely in the Hudson River earlier this year Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP