24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: A police dog has colour applied to its forehead at a police kennel. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security as part of rituals during Tihar festival, or the festival of lights, also known as Diwali Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Jiaxing, China: A newborn baby stretches its hand from under a quilt at a local hospital Photograph: Reuters

Rangsit, Thailand: A woman hangs onto a street sign amidst floodwaters Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A farmer works in a field on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Smoke rises from burning tyres during demonstrations supporting a new housing law which will benefit the poor Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A girl carries a bottle dropped from a recently-inaugurated cable car in the Complexo do Alemao favela Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Sana'a Yemen: Anti-government protesters rush a wounded fellow protester to a makeshift clinic on a motorcycle after clashes with police Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia: Passengers stand between two passing trains at Tanah Abang train station Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Ercis, Turkey: Relatives of earthquake victims mourn in front of a collapsed building Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA

Beijing, China: Workers walk past an office building Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Soldiers stand in formation during a parade Photograph: Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A Tibetan exile is detained by police during a protest in front of the United Nations Information Centre Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

Allahabad, India: Laddu, a traditional sweet, is prepared at the Hanuman Temple during the Hindu festival of Hanuman Jayant which commemorates the birth of the deity Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Rowing boats float on a lake Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP