24 hours in pictures

Alexandria, Egypt: Riot police clash with Christian youths outside al-Qiddissine church after a car bomb attack Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Srinagar, India: A boat passes in front of snow-covered mountains on Lake Dal, in Kashmir Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Amritsar, India: Police pull the hair of a union activist during a protest over rights for contracted health workers Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Enon Beach, Ohio: Police open fire on a trailer during a shootout with a resident Photograph: Marshall Gorby/AP

Badel combat outpost, Afghanistan: An Afghan soldier chops wood for fuel Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A Buddhist prays at a temple on the first day of the new year Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: A man blows smoke from a marijuana cigarette in front of a statue of La Santa Muerte (The Saint of Death), a cult figure often depicted as a skeletal grim reaper, as part of a cleansing ritual Photograph: Claudia Daut/Reuters

Philadelphia, USA: A participant with the MollyWoppers New Year's Brigade blows a horn on Broad Street during the Mummers parade Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Gdansk, Poland: Two men in swimming trunks run along the beach Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Asuncion, Paraguay: Members of a navy band wait to perform in Paraguay's bicentennial celebrations Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Alexandria, Egypt: Women mourn during Sunday mass at al-Qiddissine church after a deadly car bombing Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Chuzhou, China: Workers install a new electricity pylon Photograph: /Reuters

Porto Lagos, Greece: An Orthodox monk crosses a footbridge leading to Saint Nicolas Orthodox church to conduct the first mass of the year Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters