24 hours in pictures

Baghdad, Iraq: The scene of a car bomb attack near the Iranian embassy Photograph: Hadi Mizban/AP Photograph: Hadi Mizban/guardian.co.uk Puerto San Jose, Guatemala: Police detain alleged thieves on a public beach Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/guardian.co.uk Shanxi province, China: Rescue workers on standby outside the shaft of the Wangjialing coal mine Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP Photograph: Ng Han Guan/guardian.co.uk Jerusalem: Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims gather for the procession of the Holy Fire at Deir El Sultan, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP Photograph: Oded Balilty/guardian.co.uk Paris, France: Horse riders of the equestrian theatre company Zingaro during a rehearsal Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Photograph: Franck Fife/guardian.co.uk Venterdorp, South Africa: Police enter the farm of Eugene Terre'Blanche Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Photograph: Alexander Joe/guardian.co.uk Bangalore, India: An engineer uses a ladder to climb a pillar on a section of the Bangalore metro rail project Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/guardian.co.uk Manila, Philippines: Families take a dip in the polluted waters of Manila's bay Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP Photograph: Aaron Favila/guardian.co.uk Tokyo, Japan: A woman looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Photograph: Toru Hanai/guardian.co.uk Budapest, Hungary: Feathers fly on international pillow fight day Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/guardian.co.uk Vatican: Members of the Italian armed forces stand in St Peter's Square Photograph: Pier Paolo Cito/AP Photograph: Pier Paolo Cito/guardian.co.uk Islamabad, Pakistan: Girls display their hands decorated with bangles and painted with henna paste Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/guardian.co.uk Los Angeles, US: Pancho, a chihuahua mix, waits to be sprinkled with holy water at the blessing of the animals at Olvera Street Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Photograph: Robyn Beck/guardian.co.uk Trinidad, Bolivia: Youths play at a lagoon Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP Photograph: Dado Galdieri/guardian.co.uk