24 hours in pictures

Muscat, Oman: Unemployed men gather at the national football stadium in the hope of clinching one of the 10,000 vacancies for new police recruits Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: People attend the Grande Rio samba school parade under heavy rain at the Sambadrome during the carnival Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Beijing, China: A visitor is reflected in an artwork printed on a specially manufactured coloured mirror, which is part of artist Ling Jian's exhibition entitled Moon in Glass Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Ras Ajdir, Tunisia: Soldiers attempt to bring order to a crowd of workers from Ghana who are fleeing unrest in Libya Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Ras Lanuf, Libya: Rebel fighters shout in defiance at an airforce jet flying overhead after dropping a bomb near a checkpoint Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Hyderabad, India: Activists from the National Federation of Indian Women take part in a torch-lit rally on the eve of International Women's Day Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Santa Monica, USA: A couple watch the sun set in California Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Tang Dong Cun, China: A woman carries a basket on her back as she walks down a road collecting firewood Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

New York, USA: Traders in the oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Managua, Nicaragua: A woman walks through the Oriental market Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Garmser, Afghanistan: A US marine of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment on patrol in Helmand province Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A man walks by a partially demolished house in a hutong (alleyway) Photograph: Andy Wong/AP