24 hours in pictures

Valparaiso, Chile: Demonstrators try to stop a water cannon during clashes with police Photograph: Carlos Vera/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: A Mexican coyote, rescued with other animals while being trafficked illegally, is seen through the bars of an enclosure at the Federal Wildlife Conservation Centre Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Reuters

Beijing, China: Tourists wearing red caps walk past a man selling city maps outside a train station Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Vienna, Austria: Models on stage for a Dsquared2 fashion show at the Life Ball, a charity gala to raise money for people with HIV and Aids Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary: A girl attracts the attention of a gorilla at the city zoo Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images

Iceland: Ash and steam rise from the Grimsvotn volcano in the south-east of Iceland. The eruption has closed the country's main airport Photograph: Egill Adalsteinsson/EPA

Meron, Israel: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man, wrapped in a talit, prays at the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai at the start of the day-long Lag Baomer holiday that commemorates the Jewish scholar's death Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Yazoo county, US: A man on horseback tests the depth of the floodwaters along the Yazoo river, a tributary of the Mississippi Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Hong, Kong, China: US sailors shelter from a rainstorm beneath the wing of a plane on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: Activists supporting the Chhetri community take part in a rally demanding recognition and rights for indiginous groups in the new constitution Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Manila, Philippines: Boys use straws to blow powder out of plastic cups during a game on the feast day of Saint Rita de Cascia Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Beijing, China: Prospective flight attendants show off their hands at an interview for China Southern airlines Photograph: /AFP/Getty Images

Cajica, Colombia: A boat crosses a flooded farm. Heavy rains and flooding caused by La Nina weather have displaced 3.8 million people, killing almost 450 Photograph: John Vizcaino/Reuters

Madrid, Spain: Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP