24 hours in pictures

Sichuan, China: Ducks quickly waddle across a busy main road Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Allahabad, India: Hindu devotees perform rituals at the annual Magh Mela Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Madison, US: A marching band member entertains the Wisconsin National Guard, who are bound for Iraq Photograph: Corey Wilson/AP

St Märgen, Germany: A skier carves out a new path in deep snow on a Black Forest hill Photograph: Winfried Rothermel/AP

Wulibao, China: A fisherman balances delicately on his small boat while casting his net Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Tijuana, Mexico: A bulldog named Hulk Hogan works out on a pet shop running machine Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

Lake Cildir, Turkey: A fisherman ventures out onto the ice on his horse-drawn sledge Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images

Vienna, Austria: Dancers at the Moscow Ball Photograph: /Reuters

Dungu, Congo: A Red Cross worker covers the body of Dieudonne Kulimbo who was shot and killed in the bush Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: Christians pray for civilians in the conflict-torn Swat valley. After a recent government deal, Swat will become subject to sharia law Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Shuafat, West Bank: A Palestinian boy climbs through an opening in the West Bank barrier near Jerusalem Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Sabah, Malaysia: A young boy paddles through his neighbourhood in the Sulawesi sea. Around 30 families of the indigenous ethnic group, known as Sea Gypsies, still maintain a nomadic, sea-based existence without any fresh water supply or electricity. The families only venture on to dry land to bury the dead Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters

Moscow, Russia: Stray dogs sleep outside a metro station in the capital's new financial district, Moscow City Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Baghdad, Iraq: Commuters smoke before boarding a train from the southern district of Dora to central Baghdad Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images