24 hours in pictures : December 20 2007

Murmansk, Russia: Norwegian air force helicopter hovers over a Russian freighter in distress Photograph: HO/AP

Grisons, Switzerland: A view from the Rotspitze mountain Photograph: Arno Balzarini/EPA

Jakarta, Indonesia: Muslim women offer Eid prayers at Istiqlal mosque Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA

Hamburg, Germany: Jonathan Meese posing in front of his portraits during a press conference at the MKG museum Photograph: Ulrich Perrey/EPA

Farnborough, UK: A Blue Tit hangs from a branch awaiting its turn on a bird feeder Photograph: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP

Mexico City, Mexico: Clowns take part in an annual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP

San Francisco, US: A man takes a cigarette and mobile phone break beside graffiti of a bicycle along the Embarcadero Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

London, UK: Children play cricket in Hyde Park Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty

Macau, China: A demonstrator holds a statue of the goddess of democracy during a protest on the eighth anniversary of the former Portuguese colony's return to Chinese rule Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Racak, Kosovo, Serbia: An elderly ethnic Albanian man prays at the snow-covered graves of relatives killed by Serbian forces Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Bagerhat, Bangladesh: Villagers collect drinking water from a pond at Perikhali Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Polokwane, South Africa: Goats rummage for food among hawker's trading shacks Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP

Juchitan, Mexico: A man sleeps on the shoulder of an unidentified Muxe, which means homosexual in the indigenous Zapotec language, at the annual Muxe Festival Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Mutianyu, China: Farmers clean newly crushed bean flour from a stone wheel Photograph: David Mcintyre/EPA

Tokyo, Japan: Lego's Mindstorms picks up a ball at the Robot Awards 2007 Photograph: Junko Kimura/Getty

Brisbane, Australia: Daft Punk perform on stage at the City Botanic Gardens Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty