24 hours in pictures

Jakarta, Indonesia: Children slide down a slope at a building's foundation site as they play during their Christmas holiday Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

St Petersburg, Russia: A fisherman smokes as he sits on the frozen River Neva with St Isaac's Cathedral and the Admiralty building in the background Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Lima, Peru: Children play football at sunset at a beach in Lima Photograph: Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi former prime minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia, sits behind bulletproof glass flanked by security during the closing event of the general election campaign Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Calabar, Nigeria: A participant attends the concluding part of the annual Calabar carnival in the Delta region. The festival is part of Calabar's Christmas season celebrations Photograph: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters

St Petersburg, Russia: A dog looks out at the animal shelter 'Rzhevka' for about 400 domestic animals. According to the city's statistics, the number of homeless dogs and cats has risen by 40 a day Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A supporter holds a candle at the site where former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, on the first anniversary of her death Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Songyuan, China: Chinese fishermen haul in their catch from the frozen Chagan Lake in northeast China's Jilin province at the start of the winter fishing season Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Schierke, Germany: A Harzer Schmalspurbahn (HSB) train on its way to the peak of Brocken in the Harz mountains Photograph: Jens Wolf/EPA

Tokyo, Japan: Worshippers at the Asakusa Sensoji temple try to be covered with smoke from incense burning in the temple's precinct Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Changsha, China: A rescuer at the scene of an elevator accident. At least 17 workers were killed and another was badly injured after an elevator suddenly crashed to the ground at a construction site Photograph: Li Ga/AP

Cerbére, France: People clean a street after a heavy rainstorm Photograph: Raymond Roig/AFP/Getty Images

Minsk, Belarus: A member of the Optimalist heath club hacks a hole into ice covering a canal near the village of Viazynka 25 miles northwest of Minsk. The club promotes a healthy way of living, encouraging its members to spend most of their free time in the countryside Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

California, US: The winter sun sets behind the skyline of Los Angeles Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images