24 hours in pictures

Rangoon, Burma: Family members of prisoners wait for them to be released from Insein prison Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Trondheim, Norway: An aerial view of a landslide that ripped through a rural area Photograph: Scanpix/Reuters

Beijing, China: An ice fisherman waits for a catch on a frozen lake Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: An old man smokes a beedi wrapped in a rented quilt Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Sakhir, Bahrain: Oil field workers prepare a new site at sunset in the Persian Gulf Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Depok, Indonesia: A customer looks for used goods at a 'Mall of Junk' Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA

London, UK: Passengers sit on a train at Clapham Junction station. Commuters returning to work after the Christmas break faced fare rises of up to 11% Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Iowa, USA: US Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to voters at the Heartland Acres Agribition Centre Photograph: Jeff Haynes/REUTERS

Beijing, China: Visitors enjoying winter sports on an artificial snow arena built in the National Olympic Stadium Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Nordreisa, Norway: A dog walks around dead herring on a beach at Kvennes Photograph: Scanpix Norway/Reuters

London, UK: Winter flowers in Regent's Park Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A crow flies from a tree near the Jama mosque Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

Wuhu, China: A woman at work in a garment factory Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

Asuncion, Paraguay: A pet titi monkey sits on the left leg of its owner Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Muscat, Oman: An Omani horse rider shows his skills during the annual Royal Horseracing festival Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Innsbruck, Austria: Bjoern Einar Romoeren of Norway at the Four Hills ski jumping tournament Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP