24 hours in pictures: January 2 2007

Scheveningen, The Netherlands: People take a dip in the North Sea during the traditional New Year's dive. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/AFP

Tokyo, Japan: Handler Norika Otsuka shows off a falcon during the annual New Year's falconry demonstration in the capital. Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP

Nairobi, Kenya: Residents of the Mathare slum demonstrate amid increasingly bloody clashes between rival ethnic groups. Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP

Karachi, Pakistan: People pass by a burned out bus following violence prompted by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Markets and shops have reopened across the city. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

Central Guatemala: A hummingbird approaches a flower to sip out its nectar. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: Two Palestinian women watch the arrival of six Hamas members killed in an Israeli air strike. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP

Sioux City, US: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at Sioux City. The Iowa caucuses are less than a week away and the race has tightened. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

Birao, Central African Republic: A man plays with photographers while residents wait for the French defence minister, Herve Morin. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP

Manila, Philippines: A Filipino priest officiates Mass inside the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Manila's Makati financial district. Photograph: Mike F Alquinto/EPA

Cedar Rapids, US: Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with a band during a campaign stop at Elks Lodge. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA

Skopje, Macedonia: Children leave home in Skopje for a government shelter for neglected kids. Photograph: Georgi Licovski/EPA

Taipei, Taiwan: Residents snap the bronze statue of Taiwan's late president Chiang Kai-shek at the formerly named Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Taiwan has renamed the building National Taiwan Democracy Hall. The kites and papercuts around Chiang's statue apparently symbolise the wind of freedom and democracy in Taiwan. Photograph: David Chang/EPA

Sofia, Bulgaria: A dog plays in the snow during a heavy snowfall. Photograph: Boryana Katsarova/AFP

Bad Schandau, Germany: The sun rises above the river Elbe with temperatures around -5C (23F). Photograph: Matthias Rietschel/AP