24 hours in pictures

Srinagar, India: Kashmiris row their traditional boats against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains on the banks of the Dal Lake Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP

Shanghai, China: A Chinese cook arranges baskets used to steam dumplings behind the window of a restaurant Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A man walks past a fire in a book shop Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A policeman drinks water during a rally held to protest the detention of opposition leader Sarath Fonseka
Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Mar del Plata, Argentina: Tourists and locals flock to the beach as temperatures in the southern hemisphere rise to 95°F Photograph: Eduardo Di Baia/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: A woman uses a hammer and metal spike to break up firewood inside her makeshift home
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A bus ticket seller makes notes at a travel agency's roadside booth Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Washington DC, US: Children play in a snow fort near the US Capitol Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Melbourne, Australia: Members of the public look at a sculpture entitled Drift by the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at the National Gallery of Victoria Photograph: Mick Tsikas/Reuters

Brasilia, Brazil: Models pose for photographs at a bus station during National Underwear Day, an event organised by Brazilian fashion website Finissimo Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

New Delhi, India: Priyanka Sharma, 5, passes a stack of containers collected after a political rally, to her sister Priya. Priyanka's family earns less than a dollar a day from collecting plastic for recycling Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

East Jerusalem: Palestinians pelt a police jeep with stones in the Shuafat refugee camp during the second day of unrest Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Valletta, Malta: A performer from the China National Acrobatic Troupe takes part in a festival of Chinese culture Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Tangerang, Indonesia: A worker at a traditional Chinese candle and incense maker hangs up decorative plastic covers ahead of celebrations to mark Lunar New Year Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA

White Rock, Canada: Torchbearer Damon Jones carries the Olympic flame through heavy fog in British Columbia Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP