24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A hostess pulls a curtain aside to let a delegate enter the Great Hall of the People for a people's conference session Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Ras Lanuf, Libya: A rebel soldier pushes towards the frontline as a truck burns after being destroyed by government forces Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Strumica, Macedonia: Revellers parade on the final night of carnival celebrations Photograph: Boris Grdanoski/AP

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: A wounded man lies on a hospital floor after protests calling for the voted-out president Laurent Gbagbo to stand down Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Revellers in a bar after the gay carnival Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Monterrey, Mexico: A man watches a burning tanker truck Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A Tibetan exile is detained by Indian police during a protest outside the Chinese embassy on the eve of the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: A child carries at an International Women's Day march carries a cross with a picture of a woman assassinated last year Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

New Orleans, US: Spectators reach to catch beads thrown by the Krewe of Zulu parade on Canal St on mardi gras day Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Redondo Beach, US: Fish lie in King Harbour, California, after dying from an apparent lack of oxygen in the water Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA

Tolox, Spain: Women dressed up as widows re-enact the traditional burial of a sardine during the dia de los polvos (powder day) festival Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Sana'a, Yemen: Women protesters perform evening prayers during a rally against President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sana'a University Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: People walk through the city's rubbish dump Photograph: Allison Shelley/Getty Images

Unanu, Spain: A man dressed as a momotxorro mythological character takes part in the town's traditional carnival. Momotxorros chase people and hit them with sticks Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images