24 hours in pictures: December 14 2007

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims perform Tawaaf, the circling of the holy stone known as the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque Photograph: ALTAF QADRI/EPA

Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic: People shop in the rebel-held town Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty

Stari Vrac, Kososo: Part of the Serbian Orthodox monastery which was destroyed after the 1998-1999 war Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

Seoul, South Korea: MPs from South Korea's main opposition Grand National Party and the pro-government United New Democratic Party clash at the national assembly Photograph: Shin Won-Gun/AFP

Muqdadiyah, Iraq: A US army soldier points his gun at a suspect during a night raid Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP

St Petersburg, Russia: Students in the main building of St Petersburg University's law department Photograph: Kirill Kudrajavtsev/AFP

Brazilia, Brazil: The ramp of Brasilia's National Museum, designed - like much of the city - by Oscar Niemeyer, who turns 100 tomorrow Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP

Baghdad, Iraq: Families sit on the grass at al-Zawraa park Photograph: Ali Yussef/AFP

Harisa, Lebanon: Army officers carry the coffin of Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj, killed by a bomb on Wednesday Photograph: Jamal Saidi/AP

Philadelphia, US: Rowers on the Schuylkill River pass the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on a foggy morning Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Ramallah, West Bank: A family gather around a stove in the Al-Amari refugee camp Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A vendor arranges fish at a market Photograph: Sanka VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Mushake, Democratic Republic of Congo: A rebel soldier loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda climbs a hill Photograph: Lionel Healing/AFP

Quezon City, Philippines: Firemen battle a fire in a slum area which destroyed around 200 homes Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

Washington, US: Activists lie down outside the Department of Housing and Urban Development to protest at a plan to tear down more than 4,500 public housing apartments in New Orleans Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty

Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic: A man walks along a street full of mud in front of houses destroyed by Tropical Storm Olga Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Tignes, France: Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Canada in action before winning the men's moguls event of the Ski World Cup Photograph: Agence Zoom/Getty

Bethlehem, West Bank: A Palestinian worker fixes a star onto a Christmas tree next to the Church of the Nativity Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP