24 hours in pictures

Lahore, Pakistan: Mourners lay on the ground crying during the funeral procession for Punjab governor Salman Taseer Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Moscow, Russia: A bullfinch on its search to find food flies between ice crusted branches of a rowan tree Photograph: Vassili Korneyev/EPA

Beijing, China: Performers from the Thousand-Hands Bodhisattva dance troupe on stage at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Manila, Philippines: A worker prints an image of 'The Black Nazarene' on a T-shirt inside a printing shop Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Kochi, India: A fisherman arranges a fishing net as his wife paddles their boat in the waters of the Periyar river Photograph: Reuters

Harbin, China: A man climbs out of a pool cut out of the frozen waters of the Songhua Jiang river in sub-zero temperatures during a winter swimming event Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Rome, Italy: Demonstrators wave Italian flags in front of Brazil's embassy in protest at Brazilian President Lula's refusal to extradite ex-militant Cesare Battisti Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Pyeongchang, South Korea: South Korean special forces hurl snow during a winter military exercise Photograph: Lee Jin-Man/AFP/Getty Images

Louisiana, US: A dead starling, left, and red-winged blackbird lay along the side of the Morganza highway in Pointe Coupee Parish Photograph: Liz Condo/AP

Jujuy, Argentina: A man splashes water on his head at the Dakar camp during the third stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Queensland, Australia: A vehicle drives down the flooded runway at Rockhampton airport after Fitzroy river broke its banks Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: A performance of Cirque Du Soleil's new production, Totem, at the Royal Albert Hall Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: An organiser watches participants write at a calligraphy contest to the celebrate the new year Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Jerusalem: Ultra-orthodox Jews use a welder's helmet and a glass filter to view the partial solar eclipse Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA