24 hours in pictures

Lima, Peru: Pedro Gomez watches for customers with his pet monkey, Pepe, at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery during the Day of the Dead holiday Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Bogotá, Colombia: A cadet lies on the grass after collapsing during the annual graduation ceremony at the police school Photograph: Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A labourer at a brick factory. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, a UN report said Photograph: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images

Sichuan, China: The Cultural Revolution museum near Chengdu. A series of museums are to be opened commemorating the decade of violence Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Aleppo, Syria: A mannequin used by the Free Syrian Army as a decoy in an area of the Old Town where clashes continue with pro-government forces Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: A boy stands next to his donkey cart outside a timber market Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Pattaya, Thailand: Sunny Dee-Lite, from the US, has her picture taken before the final night of Miss International Queen 2012, a transgender beauty pageant Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Paris, France: A rider competes in the Red Bull Skylines, an international BMX competition at the Grand Palais Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A street child wears a mask of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Lahore, Pakistan: A woman makes bricks by hand at a factory Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters

San Gregorio, Mexico: A mariachi waits for clients during the Day of the Dead celebrations at the cemetery Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Ahmedabad, India: Married Hindu women perform rituals during the festival of Karva Chauth Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

Moscow, Russia: Servicemen rehearse in Red Square for the anniversary of a 1941 parade through Red Square towards the front lines of World War II Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

New York, USA: Eddie Liu cleans up a Coney Island launderette after flooding caused by superstorm Sandy Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Young Papua dancers look on as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, land at the airport Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images