24 hours in pictures

Yiliang County, China: An elderly villager stands outside a food distribution centre after a series of earthquakes Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Irotatheri, Venezuela: A Yanomami Indian elder rests in his hammock in the Amazon region Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Kota, India: Students leave on their bicycles after attending lectures at Bansal Classes business school Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Singapore: A worker is dwarfed by vessels berthed at a pier in Keppel shipyard Photograph: Tim Chong/Reuters

Tokyo, Japan: An electronics shop displays more than 6,000 older generation mobile phones on its outside wall Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Allahabad, India: A cow stands on the banks of the Ganges river as Hindu devotees perform evening rituals Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Rome, Italy: Employees of the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, Alcoa, demonstrate outside the industry ministry after the company decided to close its Sardinian smelter, putting at risk around 1,500 jobs in an area that has one of the highest unemployment rates in Italy Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Prague, Czech Republic: The world's tallest tower is created from Lego bricks, measuring 32.5 metres Photograph: Martin Divisek/isifa/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: A boy stands behind a barrier between media during the open house event at Schloss Bellevue, the residence of the German president, Joachim Gauck Photograph: Kay Nietfeld/AFP/Getty Images

Peachland, Canada: A wildfire burns out of control along highway 97C in British Columbia Photograph: Jeff Bassett/AP

Hoboken, New Jersey, US: One World Trade Centre stands tall on the skyline of lower Manhattan as people watch the sun set Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters

New York, US: A model practises in front of a light installation before the Y-3 spring/summer 2013 collection at New York fashion week Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Munich, Germany: People throw coloured powder into the air during the Holi Open Air festival. Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus where people cover each other with colored powders and water Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP