24 hours in pictures

Twin sisters play at the seaside in the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: A homeless woman begs on a footbridge Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Washington, USA: Visitors read quotes inscribed in the wall at the Martin Luther King Jr memorial Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

Tel Aviv, Israel: A dog stands on a wall in front of an abandoned public building occupied by protesting Israelis Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: Afghan policemen train at a live firing range Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Beijing, China: A migrant child looks into a classroom where a student holds up his textbook in class in Dongba experimental school, a school for children of migrant workers Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

California, USA: A man dressed as Santa Claus walks on Venice Beach in Los Angeles Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Naguabo, Puerto Rico: A man wades through a flooded street after hurricane Irene hit Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/AP

Kolpur, Pakistan: Residents watch the burning Nato supply oil tankers following an attack by gunmen Photograph: Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: Indian youths make a human pyramid to reach and break the Dahi Handi, an earthen pot filled with yoghurt, as they celebrate Janmashtami, the anniversary of the birth of the Hindu god Krishna Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Benghazi, Libya: Food sellers on the street amid celebrations Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

California, USA: Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) police arrest a demonstrator during a protest on the platform at the Civic Centre station in San Francisco Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Watford, UK: The Janmashtami festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Poland/Ukraine border: An aerial view shows a land art installation by Polish artist Jaroslaw Koziara as a part of a land art festival on the field between Horodyszcze (Poland) and Warez (Ukraine) Photograph: Wojciech Pacewicz/EPA