24 hours in pictures

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Vehicles on the 23 de Maio expressway during a widespread blackout Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP

Beijing, China: A vendor sells pyjamas at a market Photograph: Grace Liang/Reuters

Pelalawan, Indonesia: Burned trees in a peatland area of Teluk Meranti village Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Taiyuan, China: Ice forms on a public bus. Thousands of vehicles have been trapped on roads after two days of snow Photograph: Reuters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Soldiers stand in formation prior to the arrival of the Chinese president, Hu Jintao Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty

Fort Hood, US: Families wait for soldiers to arrive home after a year of deployment in Iraq Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: A British military chaplain prepares his service before a Remembrance Day ceremony at the British cemetery Photograph: Jerry Lampen/Reuters

Gaza City, Gaza: A Palestinian girl plays inside a ball cage at the Marah Land Zoo Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Manila, Philippines: The League of Filipino Students (LFS) stages a lightning rally in front of the US embassy Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

Tokyo, Japan: Police officers escort murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi, covered with black cloth, upon his arrival at Tokyo station Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

Tawang, India: Young Buddhist monks stretch out their arms to receive sweets distributed on the last day of prayer meetings and teaching sessions headed by the Dalai Lama Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Jalama crossing, Israel: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: A boy tries to hold on to an umbrella on the coast of the Arabian Sea Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters