24 hours in pictures

Bahar ic-Caghaq, Malta: A fisherman sits on rocks by the shore Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

St Petersburg, Russia: A man holds a Soviet flag as he swims in an ice-covered pond during an event marking the 65th anniversary of the end of the 900-Day siege of Leningrad Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A dead moth is caught in a dew-covered spider's web Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters

Bermeo, Spain: Giant waves batter the coast during a heavy storm Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: A boy takes a bath in a bucket in the Tondo slum area Photograph: John Javellana/Reuters

London, UK: A woman holds flowers as she swims during the opening ceremony of the UK cold water swimming championships at Tooting Bec Lido Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Members of a local winter swimmers' club walk on the banks of the Yenisey River in temperatures of around -25C Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Pernik, Bulgaria: A masked man takes part in a dance during the international Festival of Masquerade Games Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP

La Paz, Bolivia: People try to grab objects from a man dressed up as Ekeko, the god of abundance, during the traditional Alasitas fair Photograph: Gaston Brito/Reuters

Las Vegas, US: Katie Stam, Miss Indiana, is crowned Miss America 2009 Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A performer smokes a cigarette during a show to celebrate the Chinese lunar new year Photograph: Christina Hu/Reuters

Medellin, Colombia: The Spanish bullfighter Antonio Barrera in action at the Macarena bullring Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Government soldiers exchange weapons as they wait for General Didier Etumba to arrive at an airport Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City, Gaza: A Palestinian woman waits to receive aid at a UN food distribution centre Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Moscow, Russia: A Russian Orthodox cleric conducts a service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP