24 hours in pictures

Yushu, China: People search for their belongings amid the debris of destroyed buildings after the earthquake in China Photograph: China Dail/Reuters Photograph: China Dail/guardian.co.uk Jakarta, Indonesia: Demonstrators protect themselves with shields they seized from the city's public order force during clashes which broke out over the demolition of a cemetery Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/guardian.co.uk Afghanistan: A farmer answers questions from an interpreter for the US Marines Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Photograph: Mauricio Lima/guardian.co.uk Bangkok, Thailand: Anti-government protesters walk towards a rally site Photograph: Julian Abram Wainwright/EPA Photograph: Julian Abram Wainwright/guardian.co.uk Haridwar, India: Ash-smeared Hindu holy men walk in a procession to the river Ganges during the main Royal Bath at the Kumbh Mela festival Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/guardian.co.uk Havana, Cuba: A dancer inserts a fork into his nose during the filming of a music video Photograph: Enrique De La Osa/Reuters Photograph: Enrique De La Osa/guardian.co.uk Berlin, Germany: A young recruit of the Bundeswehr guard of honour tries on a protection mask at the Julius Leber barracks Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images Photograph: Carsten Koall/guardian.co.uk Kuwait: A football fan protecting himself from the rain with a small table during the al-Arabi vs al-lQadsiya at the semifinal of the crown Prince Cup Photograph: Raed Qutena/EPA Photograph: Raed Qutena/guardian.co.uk Rafah, Gaza Strip: A smuggler goes into a tunnel Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Photograph: Said Khatib/guardian.co.uk Butte, US: Snow falls on West Broadway Street Photograph: Walter Hinick/AP Photograph: Walter Hinick/guardian.co.uk Johannesburg, South Africa: People camp outside the ticketing centre in Sandton as they wait to buy their tickets for the Fifa 2010 football World Cup Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters Photograph: Peter Andrews/guardian.co.uk New York: Dancers with Ailey II perform a scene from "Echoes" during a dress rehearsal at the Joyce Theatre Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Photograph: Timothy A Clary/guardian.co.uk