24 hours in pictures

Wat Mahathat, Thailand: A Buddha statue is silhouetted by a full moon during the annual Loy Krathong festival Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Nashville, USA: Brad Paisley performs at the annual Country Music Awards Photograph: Tami Chappell/Reuters

Kibati, Congo: Raindrops cling to the fingertips of a dead Congolese government soldier lying on the road Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead his general audience in St Peter Square Photograph: Max R/Reuters

Managua, Nicaragua: Supporters of the leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) hold the party's flags as they celebrate the victory of their party's candidate, former world boxing champion Alexis Arguello, in Managua's mayoral elections Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Vimy, France: A candle sits on top of a headstone at a cemetery in the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park, to commemorate the end of WW1 Photograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters

Jeonju-city, South Korea: A traditional tiled roof and autumn leaves Photograph: Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA

Hong Kong, China: A dancer in front of a toy train as Christmas lights are lit during a ceremony outside a shopping mall Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Jodhpur, India: A Rajasthani woman walks through the streets in the early morning Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Lima, Peru: A hairless dog walking in front of the US embassy. The dog called Machu Picchu is a gift for the US President-elect, Barack Obama Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

Mitzpe Shalem, Israel: A local woman watches a flash flood Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea: A picture of a college entrance examinee is surrounded with prayer beads as her mother prays for her success Photograph: Jo Yong-hak/Reuters