24 hours in pictures

Jabaliya, Gaza: Members of a Palestinian family keep themselves warm around an open fire in their damaged house Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Iran: The Safir rocket, carrying Iran's Omid 2 satellite, is launched from an unknown location Photograph: Fars News/Reuters

Modderfontein, South Africa: Miners work in a goldmine Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: A woman walks past a 1962 self-portrait of the artist Salvador Dali in the Dali museum Photograph: Johannes Eisele/Reuters

Washington DC, US: The Senate leader, Harry Reid, speaks to reporters about Tom Daschle's withdrawal as the nominee for health and human services secretary in Barack Obama's new government Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Havana, Cuba: A dog looks through a wall in a park Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Qom, Iran: Clerics speak in a seminary Photograph: Caren Firouz/Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: Ducklings hatch at an incubating farm Photograph: Kham/Reuters

New York, US: A couple embrace after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan marriage bureau Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Guatemala City, Guatemala: A victim of domestic abuse testifies against her husband during his trial Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Beijing, China: A chimney stack is seen between two newly-counstructed buildings in the financial district Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Tongren, China: A Tibetan monk runs to a prayer meeting in a monastery Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters

Tel Aviv, Israel: A volunteer puts stickers on a sign at a campaign rally for Tzipi Livni prior to the Israeli general election Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Santiago, Chile: A worker looks out from a construction site as workers march to protest over the global economic crisis and growing unemployment Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

Switzerland: A small village in the Swiss Alps is seen from the air Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters