24 hours in pictures

Bogotá, Colombia: A demonstrator embraces a riot police officer during a student protest against government plans to reform higher education Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

Shizong County, China: Rescue workers take a break outside a coal mine after a gas leak accident Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: People gather around a fire to warm themselves Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: A bride prepares for her wedding ceremony Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: Passengers on board the top deck of a bus Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters

Beijing, China, An giraffe enters an enclosure at the Beijing zoo, which has one of the largest wild animal collections in China Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Israel: Orthodox Jewish men bathe in the hot springs on the shore of the Dead Sea Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Salisbury, UK: Soldiers from the 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery wait to have their regimental photograph taken after a service at Salisbury Cathedral Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Bangkok, Thailand: Commuters wait for a bus in the still flooded Thai capital Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Jammu, India: Performers ride vehicles on the wall of death during the Jhiri Mela fair Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

New Delhi, India: A man pushes an auto-rickshaw loaded with plastic balls to sell at a market Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

Varanasi, India: People participate in the Dev Deepavali festival on the banks of the river Ganges Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Salzgitter, Germany: A worker at a furnace at the Salzgitter AG steel plant Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

Mumbai, India: Lead clown Biju poses before a show at the Rambo circus Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Wiesbaden, Germany: Lady Gaga after winning the international pop gong at the Bambi awards Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images