24 hours in pictures ( 22/03/2012 )


( From the Guardian )

1. Rangoon, Burma: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images


2. Los Angeles, US: A bee feeds on the pollen of a cherry blossom tree Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images


3. Guangzhou, China. A woman cries after failing to protect her house from demolition Photograph: Imaginechina/Corbis


4. Chihuahua, Mexico: Cattle at a feeding trough during the severe drought in Mexico which has so far cost farmers more than $1bn in crop losses alone Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters


5. Mexico City, Mexico: Lawyer Ema Calvo protests against the possible release of imprisoned French woman Florence Cassez, who was jailed for belonging to a gang of kidnappers. Cassez’s appeal was rejected – although there may be grounds for a possible retrial Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP


6. Sanabis, Bahrain: An anti-government protester pushes an armchair to set up a roadblock during clashes with riot police Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters


7. India: A man sells locks and chains inside the Kalka Mail passenger train on the way to Kolkata Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters


8. Brasilia, Brazil: An indigenous man smokes at the national congress in a protest against two proposed constitutional amendments (PEC) presented by parliamentarians that alter the demarcation process for indigenous lands Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters


9. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Guatemalan authorities sit in front of coffins containing the bodies of Guatemalan citizens at an Air Force base. The remains of 11 Guatemalan citizens were repatriated from Mexico Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP


10. Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Members of the dissolved Haitian army and civilian volunteers parade at the former military base Camp Lamantin Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP


11. Lisbon, Portugal: People wait for a train during the general strike at Cais do Sodre Station Photograph: Mario Cruz/EPA


12. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Former military reservists, who were waiting to fight in the Falklands war, protest. The men are demanding a state pension as received by Falkland war veterans Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP


13. Haradh, Yemen: An Ethiopian migrant gets a haircut near a transit centre on the border with Saudi Arabia while awaiting repatriation Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

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