24 hours in pictures

Aleppo, Syria: A man lowers a basket filled with belongings as civilians collect items from their damaged apartments Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Seville, Spain: A woman takes pictures of art installation Alice by Spanish artist Cristina Lucas Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

Salisbury, UK: Visitors gather around the baptismal font of sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld's bronze sculpture Flight inside Salisbury cathedral Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: Actors Robert Downey Jr and Sir Ben Kingsley attend a photocall on the roof of the Ritz Carlton hotel for Iron Man 3
Photograph: Epsilon/Getty Images

New York, US: A person dressed as the Elmo children's television character waits for tips in Times Square Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Beijing, China: An honour guard is wrapped by a flag during a welcome ceremony for New Zealand's prime minister, John Key Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Ohio, US: Amish boys watch a game of baseball outside the school house in Bergholz Photograph: Scott R. Galvin/AP

Rangoon, Burma: A man rests in a basket at a night market Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

Hong Kong: An official holds a chicken during the checking of poultry at the border with mainland China as authorities step up measures against the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Sinuiju, North Korea: A man takes a rest on the banks of the Yalu River Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

Bhaktapur, Nepal: Hindu devotees pull a wooden chariot as they take part in Bisket Jatra Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Florida, US: A honey bee at the J & P Apiary and Gentzel's Bees, Honey and Pollination Company in Homestead Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: A model prepares backstage ahead of the Phoenix Keating show during Australia Fashion Week Photograph: Caroline McCredie/Getty Images

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A monkey sits on a motorcycle, wearing an opposition People's Justice Party flag, as Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man makes a bowl from clay Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters