24 hours in pictures

Athens, Greece: a man reads his newspaper as a beggar walks by Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/EPA

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: a relative of an inmate killed in the Comayagua prison fire cries as she attempts to identify his body in a morgue Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Bagram, Afghanistan: a man aims a slingshot towards US soldiers at the gate of Bagram air base during a protest against an alleged desecration of the Qur'an by Nato forces Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Jerusalem: Israeli soldiers stretch after completing an overnight march as part of their training before they are awarded the paratrooper's red beret Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Maragojipe, Brazil: revellers participate in a masked ball during carnival celebrations Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

New Delhi, India: a man holds his son as his other children stand in front of their derelict home Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Binche, Belgium: revellers perform a traditional dance while dressed as 'Gilles of Binche' during a carnival parade Photograph: Yves Logghe/AP

Lille, France: former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives by car for questioning at the police station. Strauss-Kahn was to be questioned by police over his alleged implication in illicit prostitution orgies set in high-end hotels in a case dubbed the Carlton Affair Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: people cheer from the stands as Salgueiro samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome Photograph: Victor R. Caivano/AP

Laza, Spain: a man walks through shadows on the street Photograph: Miguel Vidal/Reuters

London: models during the McQ Alexander McQueen 2012 autumn/winter collection show at London fashion week Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Idlib, Syria: pigeons fly over a man near the Turkish border Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: Tibetan monks dressed as demons perform during the ghost banishing ceremony on the eve of Tibetan new year at the Yonghegong Lama temple Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain: people throw talcum powder at one another as they take part in the carnival on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma Photograph: Desiree Martin/AFP/Getty Images

Thiruvananthapuram, India: schoolgirls watch a performance of Indian classical dance during the Mahashivratri festival in Kerala Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters