24 hours in pictures

Dandong, China: a man catches worms in the Yalu River
Photograph: Hong Wu/Getty Images

Jammu, Kashmir, India: a monkey eats a banana given to it by a man on a road. The population of monkeys has increased and feeding them on roads has caused accidents and created problems with commuting
Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: a Buddhist monk holds a bowl asking for alms, as pigeons fly in the background at Boudhanath Stupa Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Paris, France: firefighters wave flares as they protest during a national strike day in defence of their labour agreements Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a salesman sells costumes and accessories at a popular market Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Kolhapur, India: a wrestler rubs his hands with mud to prevent slipping due to sweat, during a traditional mud wrestling (Kushti) bout at the Akhaara centre Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Wadi Dayqah, Oman: men and women perform a traditional dance at the end of the second stage of the Tour of Oman cycling race Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China: an animal vendor rides with rabbits strapped on the back seat along a street Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Krakow, Poland: a horse-drawn carriage rides through heavy snowfall Photograph: Jakub Ociepa/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters

New York, US: A model is attended to backstage before the Fall 2012 Marchesa fashion show during fashion week Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Athens, Greece: an employee of the state-owned Labour Housing Organisation (OEK) allegedly threatens to jump off the company building, after the government decided to shut down the organisation and lay off its staff Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images

Karmiel, West Bank: a member of a Palestinian family carries a goat after Israeli bulldozers destroyed their tin shack, which had been set up on land adjacent to a Jewish settlement Photograph: Abed Al Hashlamoun/EPA

Madrid, Spain: a Spanish Gypsy boy tries to gets his father's attention while he watches an excavator demolish their home at the Puerta de Hierro neighbourhood Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: a child rides a horse in Martyrs square one year after the anti-Gaddafi revolt erupted Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images