24 hours in pictures

Toronto, Canada: Laval Rouge et Or's Philippe Gagnon knocks the helmet from the head of McMaster Marauders' Adam Dickson during their Vanier Cup University Championship football game Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Amroha, India: A Shia Muslim stands with a bleeding back during a procession to mark part of Muharram, a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Bima, Indonesia: A boy washes a horse after a race at Kalaki beach. Dozens of child jockeys, some as young as eight, take part in the races. Involving nearly 600 horses competitors race around a dusty, oval track of 1,400 metres. The reward for the winner is a handful of cash for his family, and glory for the jockey Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government protester wears swimming goggles and cotton bandana to protect him from teargas during a large anti-government protest Photograph: Jack Kurtz/Getty Images

Alberta, Canada: A moose makes its way through a snowy field near Lake Louise Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/AP

Alexandria, Egypt: A protester cheers beside burning items ransacked from an office of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party. Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's decree that put his decisions above legal challenge until a new parliament was elected caused fury among his opponents who accused him of being the new Hosni Mubarak and hijacking the revolution Photograph: Reuters

Guizhou province, China: Ethnic Miao women wearing their traditional gowns wait to perform at their New Year's Day festivities. They celebrate Miao New Year's day together with Guzang festival this year from 24-29 November Photograph: Sheng Li/Reuters

Havana, Cuba: Adiel Morales, a musician from Riverside Orchestra, rehearses before performing at the International Press Centre theatre. Cuban officials and musicians have refused to recognise the creation of an orchestra in Miami also named Riverside, and have warned that they will take civil action against the Miami orchestra, that plays the same traditional jazz music, for which the Cuban band is known Photograph: Franklin Reyes/AP

San Salvador, El Salvador: Handcuffs hang from at La Esperaza jail. La Esperanza was designed to hold 800 inmates but currently holds 4,700 Photograph: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Men feed migratory birds from a boat on the Yamuna River. Several species of migratory birds from places as far as Siberia arrive in Delhi in October and leave by March Photograph: Tsering Topgyal/AP

Srinagar, India: New recruits of the Indian paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers take part in a parade ceremony at the end of their training, in Humhama Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

Gaza City, Gaza: Palestinian schoolboys look through a hole at their damaged United Nations-run school, three days after a truce was declared between Israel and Hamas Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: Coloured wigs are displayed for sale at the Hyper Japan event at Earl's Court (23-25 November). The show is the UK's biggest Japanese culture event, with stalls selling clothing and artwork. Live music, Japanese food and computer gaming areas are also on show Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Nantes, France: Riot gendarmes huddle together during an evacuation operation in an area that will become the new airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes. The new airport is scheduled to be constructed for 2017 Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Baghdad, Iraq: A Shia Muslim waves a green flag, the traditional colour of Islam, inside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein to mark the Muslim festival of Ashura Photograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP