24 hours in pictures

Nonsan, south Korea: Raw recruits attend training at an army training centre Photograph: Yang Yeong-suk/Yonhap/Reuters

Kolkata, India: Participants aim at the target during the tent pegging event at a horse show Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Nepal: Birds rest on the back of a baby one-horned rhinoceros in the Sauraha forest Photograph: Gopal Chitrakar/Reuters

Alexandria, Egypt: Egyptian Christians hold a blood-stained portrait of Jesus Christ during a protest outside the Al-Qiddissine (The Saints) church, following a New Year's Eve car bomb attack on the Coptic church in which 21 people were killed Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Singapore: Tourists relax in an infinity pool on the roof of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel tower Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Madrid, Spain: A boy carrying a balloon stands with Catholic nuns after a mass celebrating the traditional family unit Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Munich, Germany: Athletes compete during the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup parallel slalom run Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters

Jerusalem: An Ultra Orthodox Jewish boy selects a hat in a store in the religious neighbourhood of Mea Shearim Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: An Afghan refugee girl is reflected in a stream while washing her clothes, in a slum area Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Australia: A snake crosses the Capricorn Highway which is under floodwaters south of Rockhampton Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

La Paz, Bolivia: An Aymara woman sells clothes in the El Alto market on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters

Argentina: Argentina's Alejandro Patronelli, rides his Yamaha quad during the first stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Victoria and Cordoba Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP