24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: A man has his face covered with vermilion powder at the Sindur Jatra festival to welcome spring and the new year Photograph: Binod Joshi/AP

Hainan province, China: A baby crocodile is shown to tourists in Bing Lang Gu Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Hainan province, China: A Li ethnic minority woman with a two-month-old macaque in Bing Lang Gu Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Sheffield, England: Jenny Cowen of Britain competes in the women's 10m platform semi-finals of the Fina world series diving at Ponds Forge sports centre Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Soldiers from the pro-Outtara Republican Force of Ivory Coast patrol the city Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters

US soldiers from the 234th infantry division on a plane to Afghanistan Photograph: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP

California, US: Fans at the Coachella music and arts festival are sprayed with cooling mist for relief from the desert heat Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: People run away from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Sibate, Colombia: Police officers stand in formation during a promotion ceremony at their academy Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP

Monte Carlo, Monaco: Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a return to his opponent Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP

London, England: Members of the Household Cavalry return to their barracks after a dress rehearsal for the major-general's review in Hyde Park Photograph: Reuters