24 hours in pictures

St. Petersburg, Russia: A couple walk down a street after a snowfall Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

Seville, Spain: Andalusian horsemen wait with a horse before competing in a contest during the Salon Internacional del Caballo horse fair Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters

Incheon port, South Korea: South Korean marines wait to return to their unit. The South's military is on its highest alert after North Korean shells landed on Yeonpyeong island Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA

Cap Haitien, Haiti: Antonio Joseph, a 30-year-old suffering cholera symptoms, lies at the side of a road Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Peer Ki Gali, India: Abdul Rehman Bhat, the caretaker of a Muslim shrine, pours tea into a traditional cup for visitors inside the community kitchen Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

El Espinal, Spain: Bernardo Urtasun, a timber merchant in a small village in the Pyrenees, in his workshop Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Guangzhou, China: Competitiors in action during the Roller Sports Men's 10,000 metre race at the 16th Asian Games Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Stevensville, Montana, US: A herd of bison in the Bitterroot Valley are covered in snow following a blizzard Photograph: Perry Backus/AP

Jammu, India: A boy carries a poster of anti-terrorist squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. A 10-day prayer ceremony will take place in remembrance of the victims Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

Kowloon, Hong Kong, China: A construction site for the high speed railway linking Hong Kong to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: A contestant prepares backstage as she takes part in a professional all-Russian ballet contest Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

West Now Ruzi, Afghanistan: Afghans take water from a river as US soldiers provide security in Kandahar province Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP