24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: Two children watch a football match Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Gaza: A woman in the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine poses for a portrait in a house of a fellow fighter Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Sao Paulo, Brazil: A black-faced spider monkey eats frozen fruit in the zoo Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters

Nilin, West Bank: A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag near teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against the separation barrier Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Shenyang, China: A swimmer jumps into icy water at a park Photograph: Reuters

Allahabad, India: A Hindu offers prayers as birds hover over the river Ganges Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Singapore: Interpreters work in a sound booth while China's president, Hu Jintao, speaks at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit Photograph: Julian Abram Wainwright/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: Workers clean a window Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Los Angeles, US: A visitor is reflected in the mirrors of Mirage No 1 by artist Robert Smithson at the Museum of Contemporary Art Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Peshawar, Pakistan: Smoke rises from the suicide-bombed office of the security forces Photograph: Mohammad Sajjad/AP

Stavropol, Russia: A drunk man shows his tattoos at a state-run institution for drying out Photograph: Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters

Kiev, Ukraine: A woman relaxes on a bench in the city's botanical garden Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Tawang, India: Buddhists get a last glimpse as Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama leaves after a series of public teachings Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Kunming, China: Patients are seen from a dormitory window as they march in formation during their morning exercise at a compulsory drug rehabilitation centre Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters