24 hours in pictures

Switzerland: A giant installation of the Swiss flag by artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, next to the Eiger (left) and Mönch (centre) mountains. The installation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Jungfrau railway Photograph: Markus Zimmermann /Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: Devotees gather around a Living Goddess Kumari (centre) as she observes the bathing rituals of Lord Seto Machindranath Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A man feeds flocks of migratory birds in the Yamuna river Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images

Nigeria: A man covers his hands in crude oil during an anti-Shell protest after a spill at the Bonga oilfield Photograph: George Esiri/EPA

Heijningen, the Netherlands: An employee of Maltha glass recycling looks at an enormous amount of bottles which arrived after the Christmas holidays Photograph: Robin Utrecht/AFP/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A woman boxer reflected in a broken mirror at a boxing club Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Sana'a, Yemen: Grooms from the Republican Guard attend a mass wedding ceremony Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Santa Rosa De La Pampa, Argentina: The burning car of Alfie Cox of South Africa and co-driver Jurgen Schroder in the sand dunes during stage 1 of the 2012 Dakar Rally Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Vancouver, Canada: Revellers run into English Bay during the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim Photograph: Ben Nelms/Reuters

Mumbai, India: A worker carries a window pane through a street Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Pamplona, Spain: A couple in fancy dress stand in a doorway after New Year celebrations Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Beijing, China: A monk watches devotees pray at one of the many small temples at the Yonghegong Lama Temple complex Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Batu Mbelin, Indonesia: Marvel, a four-year-old orangutan with a respiratory problem, is prepared for a surgery at a Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme facility Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP

Kesennuma, Japan: The sun rises over an area devastated by the March 2011 tsunami in Miyagi prefecture Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters