24 hours in pictures

Babil, Iraq: A bride looks over from behind her veil during a mass wedding ceremony in the grounds of ancient Babylon Photograph: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City, Gaza: An Imam teaches children the Qur'an by the light of a gas lamp Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia: A labourer carries a sack of cement onto a ship headed for Kalimantan island Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Hyesan, North Korea: A man walks on a railway bridge Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters

Beijing, China: A newborn baby holds onto his mother's finger at a hospital Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: An astronomer observes the crescent moon below the planets Jupiter and Venus Photograph: Gopal Chitrakar/Reuters

Chicago, USA: President-elect Barack Obama stands with Hillary Clinton, who was named as secretary of state during a press conference Photograph: /Getty Images

Kibati, Deomcratic Republic of the Congo: Refugee children play among a makeshift shelter Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Baghdad, Iraq: A police captain stands to attention during a graduation ceremony of the first 'Sons of Iraq' class to graduate from al-Furat police training centre Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government protester reacts to the news that the ruling People's Power Party must disband at Suvarnabhumi airport Photograph: Ed Wray/AP

Stockholm, Sweden: A student at the Karolinska Institute takes part in a virtual reality experiment. Neuroscientists are showing how they got volunteers to experience the illusion of swapping bodies with a mannequin Photograph: Niklas Larsson/AP

Washington DC, USA: A candlelight vigil outside the Bethlehem Baptist church to mark World AIDS Day Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: Moshe Holtzberg cries during a memorial ceremony for his parents Rivka and Gavriel, who were killed at the Nariman House terrorist attack, at the Keneseth Eliyahoo synagogue Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images