24 hours in pictures

Rangoon, Burma: a boy gets his head shaved before living the life of a Buddhist monk for seven days Photograph: Reuters

Wukan, China: a resident casts his vote on the second day of village elections in Guangdong province Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Nandgaon, India: villagers smeared with colours observe the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji temple Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Piner, Kentucky, US: horses stand in front of debris a day after a hurricane hit Photograph: Carrie Cochran/The Cincinnati Enquirer/AP

Paris, France: a model presents a creation by Comme des Garçons at its autumn-winter 2012 ready-to-wear show Photograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images

Szczechociny, Poland: emergency services work at the site of a train crash. At least 15 people were killed when two passenger trains collided head-on Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Jaffna, Sri Lanka: a Roman Catholic priest prays during the annual pilgrimage at St Anthony's church Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Suqa Holaha, Somalia: a tank belonging to African Union peacekeeping forces patrols the frontline during an offensive against al-Shabaab fighters Photograph: Elyas Ahmed/EPA

Anchorage, Alaska, US: dogs bark before the ceremonial start of the 40th Iditarod sled dog race Photograph: Wayde Carroll/Reuters

Ishinomaki, Japan: a woman prays at a shrine set up to commemorate the victims of the Okowa elementary school who were killed during last year's tsunami Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh: labourers carry bricks as they unload a cargo boat on the bank of the river Buriganga Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Troodos, Cyprus: people go sledging after heavy snowfall in a mountainous region of the Mediterranean island Photograph: Katia Christodoulou/EPA

Navotas, Philippines: a fighting cock attacks his opponent Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: a police officer inhales oxygen while searching for bodies inside the Kalimati vegetable market after a fire Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: a participant is pulled by her Riesenschnauzer dog during the first Yenisei Meridian regional amateur dog sledding race on Tatyshev Island Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters