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24 hours in pictures

30 April 2009: Washington, US: Barack Obama leaves a news conference in the White House
Washington, US: Barack Obama leaves a news conference in the East Room of the White House Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP
30 April 2009: Moscow, Russia: Yulia Tymoshenko during a news conference
Moscow, Russia: Yulia Tymoshenko sits in front of a Russian flag during a news conference Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
30 April 2009: Mukachevo, Ukraine: An illegal immigrant at a detention centre
Mukachevo, Ukraine: An illegal immigrant at a detention centre Photograph: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty
30 April 2009: Lalgarh, India: A voter stands in a queue to cast her ballot
Lalgarh, India: A voter holds a crying baby as she stands in a queue to cast her ballot outside a polling booth Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters
30 April 2009: Caracas, Venezuela: The fast-food area of a mall
Caracas, Venezuela: The fast-food area of a mall Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty
30 April 2009: Seville, Spain: A woman wearing a Sevillana dress takes part in a fair
Seville, Spain: A woman in traditional Sevillana dress takes part in the April fair Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
30 April 2009: Peshawar, Pakistan: People sleep on a public bus
Peshawar, Pakistan: People asleep on a public bus Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
30 April 2009: Baghdad, Iraq: Nuri al-Maliki at the reopening of the National Museum
Baghdad, Iraq: The prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, arrives at the reopening of the National Museum Photograph: Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty
30 April 2009: Chettikulam, Sri Lanka: A displaced Tamil woman feeds her son at a hospital
Chettikulam, Sri Lanka: A displaced Tamil woman feeds her son at a hospital Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty
30 April 2009: Huambo, Angola: Landmine victims wait to start physiotherapy
Huambo, Angola: Landmine victims wait to start physiotherapy at the Agostino Neto orthopaedic centre Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty
30 April 2009: Beirut, Lebanon: Men carry former domestic security chief Ali Hajj
Beirut, Lebanon: Men hoist aloft former domestic security chief Ali Hajj upon his arrival home from prison Photograph: Joseph Barrak/AFP/Getty
30 April 2009: Baghdad, Iraq: The wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in a car bomb blast
Baghdad, Iraq: The wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in a car bomb Photograph: Karim Kadim/AP
30 April 2009: Karachi, India: A woman sweeps for scraps of rice and lentils
Karachi, India: A woman sweeps for scraps of rice and lentils near a supply warehouse Photograph: Reuters
30 April 2009: Peshawar, Pakistan: A woman holds her child at a repatriation centre
Peshawar, Pakistan: A woman holds her child at a repatriation centre Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters
30 April 2009: Shanghai, China: A migrant labourer works at a construction site
Shanghai, China: A migrant labourer working on a new road Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
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