Kabul, Afghanistan: A protester weeps during a protest against the killing of 10 civilians, most of them teenage students, in a military raid by foreign forces Photograph: Ahmad Masood/guardian.co.ukHonolulu, Hawaii, USA: A surfer walks with his surfboard on Waikiki Beach Photograph: Larry Downing/guardian.co.ukManila, Philippines: Malabon Zoo owner Manny Tangco blows a horn with children outside a Bengal tiger enclosure as they celebrate the coming Year of the Tiger Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/guardian.co.uk
Beijing, China: People enjoy winter sports on a artificial ski slope outside the National Stadium, better known as The Birds Nest Photograph: Diego Azubel/guardian.co.ukLegazpi, Philippines: People attempt an evacuation of a water buffalo in the danger zone around the Mayon volcano Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/guardian.co.ukTel Aviv, Israel: Israeli illusionist Hezi Dayan looks through the wall of ice as he attempts to remain there for a record-breaking time of 64 hour Photograph: David Silverman/guardian.co.ukLiuzhou, China: People walk in front of a building that was left standing after a botched demolitionPhotograph: guardian.co.ukAllahabad , India: A Hindu priest holds a lighted lamp as he performs evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganges on the eve of the Magh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati riversPhotograph: Diptendu Dutta/guardian.co.ukSao Paulo, Brazil: Thousands of biodegradable balloons are released to celebrate New Year Photograph: Nelson Almeida/guardian.co.ukPetite-Riviere-Saint-Francois, Canada: Skiiers make their way down the slope at le Massif de Charlevoix, wearing headlamps as part of the annual descente aux flambeaux in QuebecPhotograph: Jacques Boissinot/guardian.co.ukKarachi, Pakistan: Shopkeepers stand on the balconies of their shops which were burnt after a suicide bomb attack on a market. Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/guardian.co.ukJombang, Indonesia: Mourners touch the gravestone of former Indonesia president Abdurrahman Wahid during his burial in his East Java Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/guardian.co.uk
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