24 hours in pictures

Benghazi, Libya: Teenagers in police uniform regulate the traffic in the rebel-held city Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A worker pauses for some fresh air at a small workshop where aluminium pots are made Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: An anti-government protester shouts during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen president, Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Yamamoto, Japan: A house turned upside down in an open field along the coastline of Miyagi prefecture Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: A man is rescued from the roof of a burning eight-storey building Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Brussels, Belgium: A demonstrator gestures in front of riot police as he is sprayed by water canon during a protest by trade unionists Photograph: Eric Vidal/Reuters

Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Runoff from an illegal oil refinery in Ogoniland Photograph: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters

Jushui, China: People walk on the Taiping bridge to pray for good luck to mark the spring festival of Chunshe Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

Java, Indonesia: A truck driver listens to music on his mobile phone while lying on the road while stuck in a traffic jam Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Shichigahama, Japan: Members of Japan's self-defence force continue searching for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in a flooded field Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images

Amman, Jordan: Medics treat an injured anti-government protester in a makeshift medical tent Photograph: Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A large audience watches Spanish tenor Placido Domingo accompanied by the Teatro Colón chorus and Fundación Beethoven orchestra Photograph: Leo La Valle/EPA

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: A villager from Boeng Kak lake carries her children in a police truck after being detained during a protest against forced evictions Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images