24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: Actors perform the dragon dance ahead of the Lunar New Year and the year of the Dragon at a park Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Bagram, Afghanistan: Two US gunners aboard a US Chinook helicopter Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Emi Hasegawa of Japan crashes during the World Cup women's slalom Photograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: A model holds hair rollers for the stylist amid preparations for Stephan Pelger's fashion show Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

Nyack, New York, US: A Red-bellied woodpecker perches on a suet feeder during a winter storm Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghans gather around a fire to keep warm. Afghanistan is enduring a harsh winter daytime temperatures falling minus 15 degrees Celsius Photograph: Jawad Jalali/EPA

Bata, Equatorial Guinea: A young woman wears a wig in the colours of Equatorial Guinea's football team outside the Estadio de Bata stadium ahead of the African Cup of Nations opening match Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarian Orthodox bishops attend a service celebrating Patriarch Maxim's day in St Nedelia cathedral Photograph: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images

Tiwanaku, Bolivia: Bolivian indigenous women joke during commemorations for the second year of President Evo Morales's government Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters

Giglio Porto, Italy: Statues of the Madonna and Jesus in storage after they were recovered from a chapel on board the sunken Cruise ship Costa Concordia Photograph: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

Muharraq, Bahrain: Bahraini youths react to teargas fired during the politically charged funeral of Yousif Mowali Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Kolkata, India: Indian police officials adjust their uniforms in front of the Victoria Memorial before a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Park City, Utah, US: A man stands in a snowstorm holding a sign asking for tickets outside the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A girl carries a religious image as she leads a procession of missionaries from the Apostolic church to attend Mass Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP