24 hours in pictures

Nairobi, Kenya: Residents of Kayole protest against police harassment and alleged execution of arrested suspects from the area Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP

Dadoo, India: Kashmiri women during the funeral of rebel group Hizbul mujahideen commanders Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: A man in a burnt-out room in the Sadr City Shia district. The building was struck during a US airstrike Photograph: Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty

Katmandu, Nepal: Police detain a protester as Tibetans demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Angus, UK: Police officers shield forensic officers on Arbroath beach, where the severed head of a woman has been found Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Yardenit, Israel: Romanian Christian pilgrims hold a baptism ceremony in the waters of the Jordan river Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A man diagnosed with dengue fever receives medical attention at a Brazilian air force field hospital Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/AP

Caceres, Spain: Storks in their nests on prefabricated posts Photograph: Jorge Rey/EPA

Liverpool, UK: A workman paints yellow stripes on spectator terracing at Aintree racecourse Photograph: Dave Thompson/AP

Tokyo, Japan: Fans line up outside a movie theatre prior to the premiere of Cloverfield Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Beijing, China: Workers clean the National Aquatics Centre Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP

London, UK: Visitors enjoy the spring sunshine in St James Park Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP

Mumbai, India: Make-up artists help a model prior to a show during the Lakme Indian Fashion Week Photograph: Pal Pillai/AFP

Xian, China: Fire policemen attend a memorial service for martyrs at Xian Martyrs' Cemetery Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Kangding, China: Young Tibetan monks debate over Buddhist philosophy at the Nanwu temple Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Bucharest, Romania: George Bush, seen through the view finder of a video camera, delivers a speech on the first day of the NATO summit Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP

Johannesburg, South Africa: Hot air balloons soar over the Magaliesberg mountains Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

Cuenca, Spain: The skull of an animal in Alarcon's reservoir Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP