24 hours in pictures

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Young people watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during new year celebrations Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Rangoon, Burma: Punks dance during new year celebrations Photograph: Khin Maung Win/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: French soldiers celebrate New Year's Eve at Warehouse base Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

Karachi, Pakistan: Fishermen are silhouetted against the early morning light as they return from China Creek Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Beijing, China: A woman holds incense while waiting to offer prayers on New Year's Day at the Yonghegong Lama temple Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Fullerton, California, US: A man walks his dog as fog hangs over the banks of a stream in Craig regional park Photograph: Bruce Chambers/The Orange County Register/AP

Stuttgart, Germany: Empty bottles on new year's morning Photograph: Marijan Murat/AFP/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: Women line up with their children to get winter supplies Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A man offers prayers at a Hindu temple Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Aleppo, Syria: A Free Syrian Army fighter pulls a boy off the street as a sniper fires during clashes with forces loyal to the president Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

Guatemala City, Guatemala: A couple dressed as Barack and Michelle Obama run during the annual San Silvestre race Photograph: William Gularte /Reuters

Hangzhou, China: Firefighters try to extinguish a factor blaze which broke out in the early hours Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Rome, Italy: Maurizio Palmulli, known as Mister Ok, dives into the Tiber river from the 18-metre-high Cavour bridge Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP