24 hours in pictures

Cairo, Egypt: A man passes through a police line with his bicycle during a lull in clashes Photograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: Greenpeace activists wearing cardboard tuna cutouts protest in front of South Korea's embassy Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: Acrobats swing on a chandelier during a performance of Corteo by Cirque du Soleil Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Muti, Rwanda: Journalists interview a wounded FDLR rebel fighter at a military base Photograph: James Akena/Reuters

Tierra Nueva, Guatemala: Catalina Garcia, 55, gives a piggyback to her son Gilson, 30, who has cerebral palsy Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Munich, Germany: A man rides a bicycle in a snow Photograph: Victoria Bonn-Meuser/AFP/Getty Images

Karachi, Pakistan: Brokers at the Karachi stock exchange
Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

New York: Houses pushed into marshland, almost a month after hurricane Sandy Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: Taylor Swift poses for photos with fans at the 26th ARIA awards Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA

Cologne, Germany: Seagulls fly around a crow Photograph: OLIVER BERG/AFP/Getty Images

Sanaa, Yemen: A female protester displays her painted hands during a demonstration Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Washington DC: Military children pat the first family's dog Bo at a Christmas event hosted by Michelle Obama Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Rangoon, Burma: An injured monk is carried into Monywa hospital after a clash with police at the Letpadaung copper mine Photograph: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

Mumbai, India: A man wearing devil horns sells toys on a beach Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A girl holding a bunch of balloons waits at a bus stop Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Singapore: A model showcases a Yumi Katsura wedding dress that lights up, during the Japan Couture fashion show Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP