24 hours in pictures

Marjah, Afghanistan: A US Marine from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines jumps down to to fetch a hammer as they build an observation point on the perimeter of their combat outpost.
Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

Islamabad, Pakistan: A boy and his bird wait with others to get a ration of rice during a donated food distribution at the Beri Iman shrine.
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: Police stand reflected in a pool of blood outside the home of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the site of an election protest publicity stunt.
Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Washington, United States: Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert holds up a copy of proposed legislation during a rally in opposition to the healthcare reform bill on Capitol Hill.
Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Mogadishu, Somalia: Government soldiers hold a position in the frontline Hodan district in the embattled capital.
Photograph: Adirashid Abdulle Abikar/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem, Israel: Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli soldiers.
Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images

Haridwar, India: A Hindu woman performs rituals after bathing in the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival.
Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Schierke, Germany: Snow crystals transform trees on the Brocken mountain.
Photograph: Eckehard Schulz/AFP/Getty Images

Orissa, India: An olive ridley turtle lays its eggs on the Rushikulya beach.
Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images

Kiev, Ukraine: Models at a special show organised for the Elena Franchuk Antiaids Foundation during Ukrainian fashion week.
Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Valencia, Spain: Matadors at the Plaza Valencia bullring.
Photograph: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images

Cheongdo, South Korea: A bull waits before its match during the annual bullfighting festival.
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A soldier demonstrates his skills at a graduation ceremony for the Afghan national army academy.
Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Beersheba, Israel: Students from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev take part in a competition to roll the most original-looking joint.
Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Philadelphia, United States: The Harlem Globetrotters basketball team perform at MaST Community Charter School.
Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP