24 hours in pictures

Deir Estia, Palestine: Palestinian bride Mhaha Salam is pinned with paper money which is traditionally given as wedding gifts. The bride and groom had travelled from the refugee camp of al-Yarmuk in Syria, to get married in the West Bank where the groom grew up Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

Pyongyang, North Korea: A woman in traditional dress speaks on the telephone inside the lobby of the Yanggakdo International Hotel Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Manama, Bahrain: A Shia Muslim boy sits on the pavement wearing a gas mask during clashes with riot police after a demonstration against the Formula One race taking place in Bahrain and in solidarity with Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, a prisoner who went on hunger strike 64 days ago
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Aintree, UK: Ladies arrive dressed for Ladies' Day during the second day of the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Rome, Italy: A man dressed as an ancient Roman centurion shouts slogans during a protest in front of the Colosseum. Men who dress as ancient Roman centurions and ask for money to have their pictures taken by tourists at the Colosseum clashed with police on Thursday as authorities tried to enforce an eviction order Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters

Rangoon, Burma: A young man dressed as a punk with pictures of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on his shirt, attends a punk show during the water festival at a music bar while celebrating the New Year Water Festival Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Jerusalem: Egyptian Copts hold crosses with pictures of Jesus Christ as they take part in the Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's old city ahead of Orthodox Easter Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

Bridgetown, Barbados: Tourists enjoy their time at a beach in Bridgetown. Historically, the economy of Barbados had been dependent on sugarcane cultivation but it has diversified into the manufacturing and tourism sectors. According to the World Bank, Barbados is classified as being in the 66 top high income economies of the world Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Sringagar, India: A Kashmiri Muslim man rows a boat on the Dal Lake during a windy and rainy day Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Kolkata, India: Hindu devotees lie on the ground during a brief ceremony that also involved some worshippers carrying human skulls during the Shiva Gajan celebrations marking the final days of the Bengali calendar Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: David Cameron walks past a guard of honour in Kuala Lumpur. Cameron is on a five-day visit to the Far East Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Students wait for the arrival of Mexico's President Felipe Calderón before the inauguration of the Small Brothers school. Calderón is on a one-day visit to Haiti Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

St Petersburg, Russia: People walk during sunset in a park Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Cartagena, Colombia: Tourists check a map as a woman sells fruit on a street in Cartagena. Western hemisphere leaders will gather this weekend for the sixth Summit of the Americas in the colonial-era port city of Cartagena Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: People riding on a motorbike react as a boy splashes water on them during a celebration of the Songkran water festival during Thai New Year celebrations Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP