Day in pictures

The Indian Air Force marks the platinum jubilee of its creation.

This small wetland bird, known as a large-billed reed warbler, was believed to have been extinct for more than 130 years, but has been found in a sewage treatment site in Thailand.

A man dumps a large mound of dirt in front of the Japanese parliament in Tokyo in protest at restrictions on diesel car emissions.

A group of women shelter at a makeshift camp in Solok on Sumatra after an earthquake rocked the Indonesian island, leaving at least 52 dead.

Mumbai's newest taxi service for women only is to launch on Thursday to coincide with International Women's Day.

A joint patrol of US, UK and Iraqi troops conduct a search in Baghdad.

London's Horniman Museum's favourite exhibit gets a "spring clean". The 12ft long, 5ft high walrus came from Canada as part of the 1886 Great Colonial Exhibition.

Workers at a Chinese factory make incandescent light bulbs, still widely used here despite global efforts to introduce energy-saving bulbs.

Pakistani labourer Nooran Bibi cleans rice using a metal sheet as she works at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. Bibi has to work eight hours per day and earns around $2 per day.

A protest in Brazil against the upcoming visit of US President George W Bush, with a banner reading: "[Brazilian President] Lula is a friend of the Lord of the War. Get out Bush."

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