24 hours in pictures

Gujranwala, Pakistan: A street barber gives a haircut to a customer in a city outside Lahore Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Calcutta, India: A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, smokes marijuana at a transit camp for pilgrims attending an annual holy dip at Gangasagar where the Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

California, USA: Armenians celebrate Christmas mass at the St Garabed Armenian Apostolic church in Los Angeles Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Agra, India: A group of women walk in front of the Taj Mahal Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters

San Sebastian, Spain: Customers wearing underwear enter a Desigual shop on the first day of its sales. Anyone visiting Desiguel stores wearing just underwear got free clothes Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Supporters of Pakistani religious party Sunni Tehreek chant slogans and shower rose petals outside an anti-terrorist court Photograph: B.K.Bangash/AP

Birmingham, UK: Elvis tribute artist Malcolm King from Glasgow prepares backstage during the European Elvis Championships Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia: A woman picks tomatoes at a fruit and vegetable stall at a market Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A man carries a box on his head past quake-damaged buildings Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A police officer on patrol during a police operation to take control of the Morro Sao Joao slum Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Pozarnica, Bosnia: Bosnian Serb man Dragan Stankovic prepares a roasted pig, a traditional Christmas meal for Orthodox Christians Photograph: Amel Emric/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: People play table football in a park Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Las Vegas, USA: Tao X Lin looks through 3D glasses at the Panasonic booth during the 2011 International Consumer Electronics show Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Cairo, Eygpt: An Egyptian Christian boy holds a cross pendant outside a Coptic church Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Havana, Cuba: A man carries a sheep on a motorcycle Photograph: Franklin Reyes/AP