24 hours in pictures

Prague, Czech Republic: an eight-day-old baby gorilla with its mother at the zoo Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Centelles, Spain: galejadors - people born in Centelles – load a pine tree on an ox cart during La Festa del Pi (The festival of the pine). The pine tree will be decorated with apples and wafers and hung inside a church until 6 January Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan women wait to receive winter relief assistance donated by the United Nations outside a refugee camp Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Edinburgh, Scotland: Erik Burgess, a Up Helly Aa Viking from the Shetland Islands, shouts while holding a lit torch during the annual torchlight procession to mark the start of Hogmanay celebrations Photograph: David Moir/Reuters

Paris, France: tourists walk in the Trocadéro, with the Eiffel tower in the background Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Oberstdorf, Germany: Lukas Hlava in action during the first competition ski jump of the Four Hills tournament Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

West Webster, New York, US: members of the West Webster fire department load the coffin of slain firefighter Michael Chiapperini on to a fire truck following his funeral service. Chiapperini was killed in an ambush by William Spengler, 62, who lured volunteer firefighters to a blazing building and shot them on Christmas Eve Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Kolkata, India: a candlelight vigil is held for the still unnamed victim of a brutal gang rape on a Delhi bus, who has died of her injuries in a Singapore hospital. The attack has sparked huge protests and soul-searching across the country Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Vlaardingen, the Netherlands: a group of youths prepare a bonfire to welcome in 2013 Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA

Cairo, Egypt: bouquets of flowers are prepared for sale on the eve of the new year Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

Azaz city, Syria: children hang from the barrel of a tank, which was captured by the Free Syrian Army, as it is repaired Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: a couple of revellers sunbathe before New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney harbour Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: a girl looks at loaves of bread shaped like roasted pigs, known as lechon, a popular delicacy served during new year revelries Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters