24 hours in pictures

Washington, US: Activists dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees during a demonstration organized by Witness Against Torture in front of the White House Photograph: Jewel Samad/guardian.co.uk

Chandragiri, India: School children wearing traditional Tibetan dress dance during the Dalai Lama Photograph: Anupam Nath/guardian.co.uk

Harwood Point, India: Hindu pilgrims wait on a jetty to take a ferry on the river Ganges Photograph: Parth Sanyal/guardian.co.uk

Islamabad, Pakistan: A girl stands next to her mother outside their makeshift tent, in a slum Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/guardian.co.uk

Yekaterinburg, Russia: Homeless people warm up in the steam rising from sewage Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Cabinda, Angola: A fisherman carries a big fish at Lombolombo beach Photograph: Rafael Marchante/guardian.co.uk

Cuajimalpa, Mexico: Police officers and rescue workers look for bodies in the wreckage of a helicopter Photograph: Miguel Tovar/guardian.co.uk

Pharkant township, Myanmar: People look for precious stones in the mine dump piled by major mining companies at a jade mine Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/guardian.co.uk

Kabul, Afghanistan: Indian migrant workers relax at a Sikh Gurdwara (temple) Photograph: Shah Marai/guardian.co.uk

Orgune, Afghanistan: Two girls look out from the doorway of their home while US soldiers walk by on patrol Photograph: Spencer Platt/guardian.co.uk

Delhi, India: Impoverished men try to keep themselves warm around a small fire near the Jama Masjid Mosque Photograph: Kevin Frayer/guardian.co.uk

Gaza strip: A man takes a photo of the body of a Hamas militant who was killed in an Israeli air raid at the morgue in Kamal Edwan hospital, Jabaliya refugee camp Photograph: Ali Ali/guardian.co.uk