24 hours in pictures

Calcutta, India: Firefighters try to avoid inhaling smoke as they fight to extinguish a fire in a burning building Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Peshawar, Pakistan: A bomb blast victim receives treatment Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Pristina, Kosovo: A newly inaugurated monument Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

Lahore, Pakistan: A woman shows the ink on her thumb after casting her vote at a polling station Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Kerem Shalom, Israel: Palestinian prisoners sit blindfolded on the ground after they were captured by Israeli soldiers Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan: Customers view cages at a local bird market Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Athens, Greece: A couple push their car during heavy fall of snow Photograph: Alexandros Beltes/EPA

Tair Debba, Lebanon: The mother of Hizbullah's recently assassinated commander Imad Mughniyeh (c) receives mourners during a memorial service for her son Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Changchun, China: A woman walks through steam given off by a broken heating pipe Photograph: AP

Liverpool, UK: Albert Dock at sunset Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Mahout Chaminda Samarakoon washes his elephant in a public park Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama/AFP

Milan, Italy: A model displays a creation by Giorgio Armani during Milan fashion week Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP