24 hours in pictures

Ntamugenga, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A woman displaced by fighting waits for aid to be distributed Photograph: Finbarr O'reilly/Reuters

Havana, Cuba: Young singers attend the celebrations of the XI Italian Culture Week at the concert hall of the Basilica of San Francisco de Asis convent Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Guatemala City: Women light candles during a ceremony ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Buchlyvie, UK: Workers at the Wester Auchentroig farm harvest this year's crop of Christmas trees as they prepare for the festive season Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Chicago, US: Barack Obama introduces Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, as treasury secretary and other members of his economic team during a press conference at the Hilton Hotel Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Sonoma, US: Turkeys in a barn at the Willie Bird Turkey Farm Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Kolkata, India: Chinese acrobats during an India-China cultural exchange programme Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters

Amman, Jordan: A butterfly perches on a flower in the public park Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Mumbai, India: A migrant worker shows the amount of money he has earned from begging for alms at a public labour market Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Hezuo, China: Tibetan worshippers position themselves along the perimeter of a monastery Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Derezda Valley, Afghanistan: A man stands in his doorway as US soldiers search his home Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images

Hong Kong, China: Chinese People's Liberation Army air force officers wave goodbye to helicopters during the city's annual rotation of military personnel Photograph: Alex Hofford/AFP/Getty Images

Roncesvalles, Spain: An immigrant worker from Romania cleans a car window Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Athens, Greeece: Chinese president Hu Jintao attends a ceremony at the monument of the unknown soldier Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images