Updated: February 20, 2014, 12:00 AM
Best images from around the world in the past 24 hours — February 20
People bathe on the banks of the Ganges on February 20, 2014, as entrants in the Ganga water rally pass by in Allahabad, India. The rally, which goes from Allahabad to to Varanasi, is organised by the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association, Allahabad Boat Club and Uttar Pradesh state Tourism to promote water sports. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP photo
A Thai anti-government protester blows a whistle on February 20, 2014, during a rally to shut down the Shinawatra Tower III office building in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of protesters massed outside the building, which houses firms partly owned by the family of caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They berated the Shinawatras for corruption and deception, but stopped short of invading the building in a renewed bid to force her resignation. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
A demonstrator raises his arms toward the Bolivarian National Police as they fired tear gas and a water canon on February 19, 2014, in the Altamira neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. National security forces dispersed anti-government demonstrators who tried to block the city’s main motorway on Wednesday evening. Rodrigo Abd / AP photo
Supporters of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez are hit by police water canon on February 19, 2014, during a protest against Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas. Tensions have risen in Venezuela since Lopez, a 42-year-old Harvard-educated economist, surrendered to troops on Tuesday after spearheading three weeks of demonstrations against president Maduro’s government. Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
Parker Kligerman, No 30, goes airborne on February 19, 2014, in a crash with Ryan Truex, No 83, Paul Menard, No 27, and Dave Blaney, No 77, during practice for Sunday’s Nascar Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, Florida, US. Nigel Cook / AP photo/News-Journal
Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police on February 20, 2014, in Kiev’s Independence square, despite a truce between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders. The protesters are calling for the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovich over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images