24 hours in pictures

Shoafat, Israel: An Israeli plain clothes policeman weilding a pistol tries to prevent a photographer from covering arrests being made in a Palestinian refugee camp Photograph: Kobi Gideon /EPA

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A mock impalement is performed during a carnival parade Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy watches as others play volleyball Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool /AP

Parlagol, Russia: A woman reads a ballot paper during a visit by a local voting commission going door-to-door to collect votes in Russia's presidential election Photograph: Yuri Yuriev /AFP

Lantian, China: Children wait to dress up before a performance during Shehuo, a four-century-old traditional carnival Photograph: China Photos /Getty

Paris, France: A model wears a creation by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Alaska, USA: A dog looks out of its pen before the start of the Iditarod Trail sledge dog race Photograph: Al Grillo/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Palestinians walk past shops in East Jerusalem closed for a day of strikes by Palestinians in protest over recent violence in Gaza Photograph: Olivier Fitoussi/EPA

Lozen, Bulgaria: A boy looks at bonfire during Mesni Zagovezni celebrations Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP

Berlin, Germany: A worker cleans a poster on Israel's stand at the International Tourism Bourse trade fair Photograph: Axel Schmidt /AFP

Bogota, Colombia: A boy rests over the shoulder of a relative of soldier Carlos Hernandez during his funeral mass. Hernandez was killed when Colombian security forces attacked a rebel camp in neighbouring Ecuador Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP

Denver, USA: A sculpture in front of the Denver public library is reflected in snow flakes melting on a window Photograph: Bill Ross/AP

Toledo, Ohio: A man stands with an sign supporting Barak Obama at the candidate's Ohio campaign headquarters Photograph: J.D. Pooley/Getty

Mexico City, Mexico: Elsa Garcia performs a floor routine during the Gala Gimnastica event Photograph: Gregory Bull /AP

Warsaw, Poland: One of the winners at International Cat and Guinea Pig Show Photograph: Leszek Szymanski/EPA