24 hours in pictures

Nice, France: A dog waits as its owner votes in a polling booth during the second round of the regional elections
Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Washington, USA: Couples wait for the beginning of a group wedding after the city became the sixth place in the nation to recognise same-sex marriage
Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan:Policemen stand guard as people throng the streets during new year, or Nowruz celebrations near the Hazrat-i Ali shrine
Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images

Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland: Molten lava vents from a volcanic rupture near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the first major eruption in nearly 200 years.
Photograph: Ragnar Axelsson/AP

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Afghan refugee boys play in the street
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Beijing, China: A softball player hits a ball during a sandstorm
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Cricket scorers watch play during the Test match between Bangladesh and England
Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Juarez, Mexico: Police walk down the street while investigating a shooting
Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: A tourist walks through the Agora
Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

New Delhi, India: A Hindu has ritual dip in the polluted Yamuna river
Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Sana'a, Yemen: Veiled women take part in a protest outside the Yemeni parliament against a draft law prohibiting girls under the age of 17 from getting married
Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Bogota, Colombia: Artists perform as they parade during the opening ceremony of the 12th Latin American theatre festival
Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP