24 hours in pictures

Oberbuetschel, Switzerland: A time exposure photograph shows a tree in front of the snow-covered Bernese alps and the city of Thun Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Muscat, Oman: Omani troops march during a military parade at a stadium on the occasion of the Sultanate's 40th anniversary Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: Ian Stuttard heads for a dip in the freezing waters of the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Jerusalem: Jewish women take part in a special prayer for rain at the Western Wall Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Moscow, Russia: A fisherman casts his line in Moscow river, covered in frosty fog Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Bangalore, India: An Indian groundnut vendor waits for customers as she smokes ground nuts during "Kadlekai Parishe" - ground nut - festival Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A child holds up an unmarked election ballot, one of thousand left scattered on the floor of a polling station, the day after general elections Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Scotland, UK: Sheep walk through a snow-covered field in Auchterarder Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: A Yemeni man checks the age of a donkey displayed for sale on the weekly donkey market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Tokyo, Japan: People ride an escalator outside a railway station in Tachikawa Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Grande Riu Du Nord, Haiti: Michelet Compere, 14, suffering cholera symptoms, is carried on a stretcher by relatives during a four-hour trip from their remote village of Pond Chevalier to the hospital Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Seoul, South Korea: South Korean middle school students in gas masks participate in an anti-chemical attack drill Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: Steel workers take a break after working with molten steel at Ittehad Steel Mill Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

West Sea, South Korea: US Navy deck crew coordinate with US Naval aviators of the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter attack aircraft as they prepare to launch off the deck of the USS George Washington, during a joint military exercise Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

Tokyo, Japan: A homeless man sleeps on a park bench Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Salisbury, UK: The interior of Salisbury Cathedral is illuminated by trails of candles carried by choristers during the annual 'darkness to light' advent procession Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images