24 hours in pictures

Dhaka, Bangladesh: a member of police inhales smoke from burning papers in the belief that the fumes will protect him from the effects of tear gas Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

Siliguri, India: an Indian man sits as goats roam along the railway line Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images

Tongxiang, China: children play on self-made swings on scaffolding at a construction site Photograph: William Hong/Reuters

Beijing, China: students at a bodyguard training camp stand with taped face masks before a blind fighting training session Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

New South Wales, Australia: trees burning and smoke billowing from a fire along the Princes Highway at Deans Gap Photograph: Nsw Rural Fire Service/AFP/Getty Images

Melbourne, Australia: Dustin Brown of Germany in action during Australian Open qualifying at Melbourne Park Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: a Greek presidential guard performs during a snowfall Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: a police officer is pictured inside the 'Ladies' Special' train at Church Gate railway station Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip: a Palestinian child holds his brother as they walk over the rubble of their house which was destroyed in an Israeli air strike Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Seoul, South Korea: Japanese macaques sit together in the sunshine Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Seville, Spain: classical dancers of the Latvian National Ballet perform during a dress rehearsal of 'Giselle' at the Teatro de la Maestranza Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: one-month-old pelicans at the Berlin Tierpark zoo Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters