24 hours in pictures

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Gunsly Milsoit, left, comforts his brother-in-law Leo Pierre after Leo's wife and Gunsly's sister, Milsoit Kelly, who was three months pregnant, died in a four-storey building collapse
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Gangasagar, India: Pilgrims throng to make offerings at Kapil Muni temple after a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti
Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain: Rescue dogs in their cages before leaving for Haiti
Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Allahabad, India: A labourer stands in the smoke from a fire as he tries to stay warm in cold weather
Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: A boy shovels clay while working at a brick factory
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Jerusalem: A Christian Greek Orthodox worshipper kisses the pillars of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

London, UK: Snow falls in front of Big Ben
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan national army trainee officers take part in training with the French army
Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty

Gaza City, Gaza: Palestinian police attend a graduation ceremony
Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty

Birmingham, UK: A walker alongside the snow-covered Brindley Place canal basin
Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Coptic Orthodox youths chant anti-government slogans as they demonstrate inside the main cathedral
Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Elovdol, Bulgaria: Men dressed as a newly married couple attend a carnival
Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty

Berlin, Germany: International diplomats listen to a speech of German president Horst Koehler after Germany accepted their appointment as ambassadors at Bellevue Castle
Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Vevcani, Macedonia: A child in the streets during a carnival
Photograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters