24 hours in pictures

Baghdad, Iraq: The scene of a car bomb attack near the Iranian embassy
Photograph: Hadi Mizban/AP

Puerto San Jose, Guatemala: Police detain alleged thieves on a public beach
Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Shanxi province, China: Rescue workers on standby outside the shaft of the Wangjialing coal mine
Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Jerusalem: Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims gather for the procession of the Holy Fire at Deir El Sultan, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Paris, France: Horse riders of the equestrian theatre company Zingaro during a rehearsal
Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty

Venterdorp, South Africa: Police enter the farm of Eugene Terre'Blanche
Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty

Bangalore, India: An engineer uses a ladder to climb a pillar on a section of the Bangalore metro rail project
Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty

Manila, Philippines: Families take a dip in the polluted waters of Manila's bay
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Tokyo, Japan: A woman looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom
Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Budapest, Hungary: Feathers fly on international pillow fight day
Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Vatican: Members of the Italian armed forces stand in St Peter's Square
Photograph: Pier Paolo Cito/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: Girls display their hands decorated with bangles and painted with henna paste
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Los Angeles, US: Pancho, a chihuahua mix, waits to be sprinkled with holy water at the blessing of the animals at Olvera Street
Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty

Trinidad, Bolivia: Youths play at a lagoon
Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP