24 hours in pictures

Bakersfield, California: A pig checks out its surroundings from the back of a transport lorry Photograph: Casey Christie/AP

London, UK: Patriotic pensioner Jim Diper braves the rain to don his plastic England bowler hat and join the festivities celebrating Saint Georges's Day in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Matongo, Zambia: Villagers examine mosquito nets given to them by members of the Roll Back Malaria Expedition Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Baramulla, India: An Indian soldier looks on during a gun battle Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP

Havana, Cuba: Cuban models present creations of the Italian desginer Rocco Barrocco Photograph: Sven Creutzmann/Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman begs for alms as a man rides past outside the Darul Aman's palace, which was destroyed during the 1992 civil war Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Employees carry the winning photo of World Press Photo 2008 to its place in the Oude Kerk church Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA

Alkmaar, Netherlands: A picture taken inside the new HVC group bio-energy waste storage opened earlier by Queen Beatrix Photograph: Koen van Weel/AFP

Mumbai, India: Men drive bullock carts used for transporting oil Photograph: Pal Pillai/AFP

Greensburg, US: A horse braces itself against high winds and heavy rain in a pasture Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

Montevideo, Uruguay: Nacional fans celebrate after their team scored during a Copa Libertadores football match against Peru's Cienciano Photograph: Marcelo Hernandez/AP

Singapore: A teacher checks the hand of a student for signs of hand, foot and mouth disease Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Boston, US: Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce takes a shot over the defending Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson Photograph: C J Gunther/EPA

Canberra, Australia: A police officer looks at a message written in the sky during the Olympic torch relay Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty

Panama City, Panama: Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solis performs during a concert Photograph: Elmer Martinez/AFP

Irvine, US: Californian monkey flowers bloom in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, part of a nearly 40,000-acre swath of Orange County designated as the first California natural landmark Photograph: David McNew/Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan: Newly graduated Afghan National Army soldiers march during a graduation ceremony Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP

Rakovishki, Bulgaria: An Orthodox monk holds painted eggs at Rakovishki Sveta Troitsa monastery. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter this weekend Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP