24 hours in pictures

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Maria de Los Angeles Castro and Carlos Alberto Jimenez dance tango during The Great National Milonga Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

New York, US: Retired Episcopal bishop George E Packard, who is affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, climbs a ladder to illegally trespass on a privately-owned piece of land near Juan Pablo Duarte Square during a march Photograph: Andrew Burton/Reuters

Pamplona, Spain: Protesters protect themselves from the rain during a march Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Glasgow, UK: Dancer Kara McLaughlin stretches before going on stage for the Theatre Royal's production of Sleeping Beauty Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Egyptian soldiers arrest a female protester during clashes at Tahrir Square, pulling up her abaya and dragging her through the street Photograph: Reuters

Nasiriyah, Iraq: A US soldier reads a book as US troops prepare to leave Camp Adder Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

Nice, France: A cyclist rides past an illuminated Santa Claus on the Promenade Des Anglais Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Rishon Lezion, Israel: An international cat exhibition Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Hefei, China: A man walks past giant vase-shaped lanterns during the first Heritage Park Lantern Art Festival Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

Nasiriyah, Iraq: Sets of body armour laid on the ground as soldiers depart Camp Adder Photograph: Lucas Jackson/AP

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: US singer Lana del Rey Photograph: Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Bejewelled brides attend a mass marriage ceremony at Noida Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

Birtley, UK: Visitors travel by tram at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North. Visitors enjoy a winter evening in an Edwardian Town and Pit Village and the chance to experience Twelfth Night preparations Photograph: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images

Monaco: Prince Albert II of Monaco poses with swimmers after swimming in the Mediterranean sea during the traditional Christmas bathing session Photograph: Lionel Cironneau/AP

Bago, Burma: Burmese monks take their yearly exam Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Mindanao, Philippines: Filipinos queue for drinking water in the devastated town, swept away by rampaging flood waters in Balulang town Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA