24 hours in pictures

Bavaria, Germany: A man walks past a memorial for the victims of an ice rink accident in Bad Reichenhall Photograph: Oliver Lang/guardian.co.uk

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan fishmonger waits for customers in central Kabul Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/guardian.co.uk

Kailua, Hawaii: US President Barack Obama has his shave ice as Malia looks on outside Island Snow store Photograph: Jewel Samad/guardian.co.uk

Kailua, Hawaii: The sun creates a silver line on cloud as it rises announcing the first day of New Year over the neighbourhood where US President Barack Obama is vacationing Photograph: Jewel Samad/guardian.co.uk

Gateshead, England: People are seen walking past Anthony Gormley's sculpture, the Angel of the North, which is surrounded by heavy snow Photograph: Scott Heppell/guardian.co.uk

Rafah, Gaza: Palestinian youths take part in a demonstration against Egypt's border barrier Photograph: Said Khatib/guardian.co.uk

Jammu, India: A Sikh performs a fire stunt during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/guardian.co.uk

Tokyo, Japan: A goshawk catches a pigeon during a traditional New Year falconry demonstration Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/guardian.co.uk

Karachi, Pakistan: Men try to recover their belongings from shops destroyed by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack during a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/guardian.co.uk

Tokyo, Japan: A boy watches a penguin diving into the water at the Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium Photograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/guardian.co.uk

New Delhi, India: A balloon seller walks on an empty road on a cold and foggy morning Photograph: Manish Swarup/guardian.co.uk