24 hours in pictures

Maryland, US: A member of the US Naval Academy freshman class goes through a muddy ditch during the rigorous sea trials Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Bucharest, Romania: A Romanian policeman holds cardboard police cut outs as he protests in front of the Romanian Parliament building Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images Ajdabiya, Libya: A rebel fighter serves a cup of tea at a checkpoint Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Dublin, Ireland: A woman is detained by riot police during disturbances as Queen Elizabeth begins a four-day state visit Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters Washington, US: Members of the Jordanian press and others wait for a meeting in Capitol Hill Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images New York, US: Katharina Merkle (left) of Austria hits Kate Russell of the US in the semi-final round of the first Pillow Fighting World Championships Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Islamabad, Pakistan: A child, with his face covered with flies, sits inside a wooden cart Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Bangkok, Thailand: A girl plays behind her mother as Buddhist believers pray during a ceremony Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters Kiryat Gat, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men beat sacks of wheat in a field Photograph: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images Abbottabad, Pakistan: A boy blows up multi-coloured balloons for sale along a road Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Istanbul, Turkey: French climber Alain Robert – the French 'Spiderman' scales the 261-metre high Sapphire skyscraper Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images Magelang, Indonesia: Buddhist monks at Borobudur temple during Vesak Day, commonly known as Buddha's birthday Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Benghazi, Libya: A Libyan woman helps children light a lantern at a gathering in Revolution Square Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images London, UK: Neon artist Chris Bracey puts the finishing touches to the artwork 'Heart of the World' Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images