24 hours in pictures

Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria: People gather around candles placed on jars of honey and gathered in the shape of a cross to celebrate St Haralampie, protector of the beekeepers Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: A boy looks at a newspaper in Tahrir Square Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Manila, Philippines: Spectators stand in front a partially-inflated hot air balloon of the Star Wars character Darth Vader during a hot air balloon fiesta Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Xianghe, China: An abandoned doll is covered by snow Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Amritsar, India: A vegetable vendor sorts green chillis while waiting for customers Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Amritsar, India: A child clings to the shoulder of a man at a vegetable market Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Cairo, Egypt: Anti-government protesters take part in daily exercises after spending the night in front of the Egyptian parliament Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

London, UK: Window cleaners in their cleaning gondola are lowered over the balcony above the 50th floor of the One Canada Square skyscraper Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: A worker spreads glue to lay the red carpet in front of the Berlinale Palast for the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Henan, China: A local vendor watches a traditional Chinese wedding Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

New York, USA: Models walk the runway at the What Goes Around Comes Around Fall 2011 fashion show Photograph: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

New York, USA: People walk in front of the New York stock exchange Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

North Carolina, USA: Duke students cheer at an NCAA college basketball game Photograph: AP