24 hours in pictures

Tokyo, Japan: A man walks on a footbridge inthe Shiodome business district Photograph: Issei Kato/guardian.co.uk

Tijuana Mexico: A woman sits in her house the Libertad area of the city Photograph: Guillermo Arias/guardian.co.uk

West Point, New York, USA: Cadets listen as President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy Photograph: Jim Watson/guardian.co.uk

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, atop of Corcovado mountain, receives a special red illumination to mark World AIDS Day Photograph: Mauricio Lima/guardian.co.uk

Rangoon, Burma:A man feeds birds at Kandawgyi park Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/guardian.co.uk

Lake Pantelimon, Romania: An angler fishes at sunrise Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/guardian.co.uk

Islamabad, Pakistan: Shattered glass lies on the pavement after a suicide bomb attack outside Pakistan's naval headquarters Photograph: Adrees Latif/guardian.co.uk

Paris, France: Models wear creations by French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel as part of her show for H&M Photograph: Thibault Camus/guardian.co.uk

Gochang, South Korea: Hundreds of thousands of Spectacled Teals (Anas formosa) flying in formation over a lake Photograph: YNA/guardian.co.uk

San Jose, Costa Rica: A boy looks at the Children's Museum decorated with Christmas lights Photograph: Juan Carlos Ulate/guardian.co.uk

Seattle, Washington, USA: Police officers look over the body of the suspected police killer Maurice Clemmons, in the back of an ambulance after he was shot and killed by a patrolman Photograph: Joshua Trujillo/guardian.co.uk

Chillan, Chile: Supporters of Sebastian Pinera, presidential candidate of Chile's opposition Coalition for Change, look on during a campaign rally Photograph: Claudio Cruz/guardian.co.uk

Jakarta, Indonesia: Suparwono, who hoped to be named world's tallest man is helped into a room before being officially measured.The Indonesian labourer was found to be actually five centimetres shorter than record-holder Sultan Kosen of Turkey Photograph: Adek Berry/guardian.co.uk