24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A cleaner sweeps up before crowds arrive for the temple fair at Ditan Park Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Monte Carlo, Monaco: Lion tamer Vladislav Goncharov performs with a lion during the official award gala evening of the 36th International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo Photograph: Gaetan Luci/EPA

Naypyitaw, Burma: Women wash clothes at a river Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

New Delhi, India: An Indian military band performs in front of the Presidential Palace Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

Jaipur, India: Men offer prayers at Diggi Palace during the Jaipur literature festival Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Berlin, Germany: A 'carnival prince' wearing a hat marked 'President' waits to meet the German chancellor at a reception for carnival performers from around Germany Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: Performers dressed in Qing dynasty costumes skate on a frozen lake after a performance Photograph: Zheyang Soohoo/Reuters

Florida, USA: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign event in Sarasota Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: An Egyptian child attends a rally in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepalese student activists participate in a torch rally Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

London, UK: A woman dressed as the Star Wars character Princess Leia drives a radio controlled R2D2 at the 2012 London Toy Fair at Olympia Exhibition Centre Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Texas, USA: Gravestones at the Fort Sam Houston national cemetery in Houston Photograph: Michael Paulsen/AP

Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan riot police gather as supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye protest against rising living costs Photograph: Michele Sibiloni/AFP/Getty Images

Dora, Lebanon: Seagulls fly past an oil tanker Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images