24 hours in pictures

Alaska, US: Ramey Smyth arrives at the Nikolai checkpoint during the Iditarod trail sled dog race Photograph: Marc Lester/AP

San Francisco, California: The Israeli president, Shimon Peres, arrives at Congregation Emanu-El synagogue Photograph: Beck Diefenbach/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: A six-month-old golden brushtail possum perches on a tree Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: Sanukanchi Danuwar, 50, reacts to seeing fire damage at her house Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Tel Aviv, Israel: People participate in a zombie walk during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago
Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Mombasa, Kenya: The Maasai Warriors cricket team warm up on the beach Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France: A dress designed by Sarah Burton for the Alexander McQueen autumn/winter ready-to-wear collection Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Saskatchewan, Canada: Pedestrians cross the street in downtown Saskatoon Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/AP

Steubenville, Ohio: Workers hang up a flag as they prepare for the Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum's election night party at Steubenville high school Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Paris, France: A model presents a creation by the rapper Kanye West at fashion week Photograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: The Queen Mary 2 berths at Circular Quay where a new anchoring point has been installed to allow larger ships to dock there Photograph: Getty Images

Taitung county, Taiwan: Chang Yu-wen, 30, dresses up as the traditional Chinese male deity Zhongkui, who is said to capture evil spirits in temple festivals Photograph: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Vrindavan, India: Flowers are thrown on Hindu devotees as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colour, at the Banke Bihari temple Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Uttar Pradesh, India: Supporters of the Samajwadi party burst crackers and celebrate election results in Lucknow Photograph: Nirala Tripathi/AP