24 hours in pictures

Mumbai, India: Candles burn of those killed in the Taj Mahal hotel as paramilitaries stand guard in front of the hotel Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City, Gaza: Youths play football at the al Shatea refugee camp Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Jenin, West Bank: Palestinians gather to light candles for Gaza and Nablus, in support of the Right of Return Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

Congo-Uganda border: A woman hands a baby to a passenger on a bus leaving the Ishasha refugee transit camp for a new settlement camp Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Bethlehem, West Bank: A Catholic monk walks through the Church of the Nativity Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Jaber border, Jordan: Members of the Middle East's first all-female demining team prepare to work at a landmine area Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Papua province, Indonesia: Protestors hold Papua's provincial flag during a rally. Thousands of people called for independence from Jakarta and greater control over rich natural resources in the remote area at a rally Photograph: Oka Barta Daud/Reuters

Calcutta, India: A volunteer puts a red ribbon on an sex worker during an AIDS awareness rally. December 1 is World Aids Day Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Madrid, Spain: Pofessional wrestler Hijo del Santo at a Mexican wrestling match Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

Sahab, Jordan: A shepherd takes a tea break at an animal market Photograph: Mohammad Abu Ghosh, Str/AP

London, UK: A beagle looks out from behind seats at the 2008 Fido awards at the Rich Mix Cinema Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Tursunzade, Takikistan: Horsemen compete in Buzkashi, or goat grabbing - a traditional central Asian sport in which players pick up a goat carcass from the ground in full gallop and try to place it into their opponent's goal Photograph: Nozim Kalandarov/Reuters

North Korea: People wash their laundry at the Yalu river on the border with China Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: People enjoy a Ferris wheel at a Christmas market Photograph: Johannes Eisele/Reuters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Homeless people sleep at a shop front Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters