24 hours in pictures : December 10 2007

Derry, Northern Ireland: Some of the 13,000 Santas who gathered to break the world record for the greatest number gathered in one place Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Miami, US: Republican presidential candidate John McCain gets his make up retouched an an election event Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

Lisbon, Portugal: A policeman guards demonstrators protesting against the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, next to the venue of the EU-Africa summit Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

West Bank: Israeli settlers arrive at the new E1 settlement area near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Diyala province, Iraq: A US army soldier guards the residents of a house during an operation Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP

Pieterburen, Netherlands: A baby seal, found separated from its mother, at the Seal Rehabilitation Centre Photograph: Hoge Noorden/AFP

Oslo, Norway: Rachendra Pachauri of the IPCC, which jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for work on global warming, before the award ceremony Photograph: Sannum Lauten/AFP

Taean, South Korea: A oil-covered crab walks on the beach covered with crude oil spilled from a Hong Kong-registered tanker Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP

Manila, Philippines: Protesters wearing black veils march towards the presidential palace for a rally to mark International Human Rights Day Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP

Mogadishu, Somalia: An African Union peacekeeping forces soldier patrols the port Photograph: Jose Cendon/AFP

Springfield, US: Icicles hang from a statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library Photograph: Seth Perlman/AP

Coruna, Spain: Pedestrians run away from the waves caused by high winds along the Atlantic coast Photograph: Cabalar/AP

Toro, Spain: Athletes compete in the women's European cross country championships Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP

St Petersburg, Russia: A girl looks at a sculpture entered into a Christmas contest Photograph: Kiril Kudrjavtse/AFP