24 hours in pictures

Hong Kong, China: a dragon dance team performs during a street parade on New Year's Day. 2,000 performers took part in the event including 88 dragons, setting a new Guinness world record for the most dragons in a parade Photograph: Dale De La Rey/AFP/Getty Images

Bodh Gaya, India: Buddhist devotees queue on the first day of the Kalachakra festival Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Cagayan de Oro, Philippines: a baby cries in a hammock at a temporary shelter for homeless survivors of tropical storm Washi Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Jerusalem: ultra-Orthodox Jews during a protest in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood, protesting over what they call the 'media campaign of incitement' being waged against their community Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany: members of the historic riflemen corps fire gun salutes to welcome the new year in the Black Forest Photograph: Patrick Seeger/AFP

Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: Buddhist devotees offer prayers at a temple Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA: after one of the city's first snowfalls, three geese cautiously cross the street Photograph: Amber Hunt/AP

Beijing, China: visitors are showered with confetti as they celebrate a light show at the Temple of Heaven during the new year countdown ceremony Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Oberstdorf, Germany: strollers walk through the fog Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Pasay City, Philippines: Filipinos return to their burnt homes to look for usable items after a fire in the night Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA

Pyongyang, North Korea: North Koreans lay flowers in front of a portrait of the late leader Kim Jong-il outside a stadium Photograph: AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: a vendor creates bubbles during the last sunset of the year Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

New York, USA: workmen begin the task of cleaning up after thousands of revellers gathered in Times Square for New Year's Eve Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images

Chile: burnt vegetation frames background mountains as a massive forest fire rages uncontrolled at the Torres del Paine national park in the Patagonian steppe Photograph: Francisco Quiroz/AFP/Getty Images