24 hours in pictures

Islamabad, Pakistan: An Afghan refugee skips among her friends in a playground Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Navarra, Spain: 'Joaldunak' (carriers of bells) take a break from their carnival parade Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea: Croakers for sale at a market Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

Cairo: Air passengers catch some sleep while waiting for their flights out of Cairo airport Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Cairo: Men armed with metal bars and sticks set up unofficial checkpoints to prevent looters and thieves in their area as protests and chaos spread throughout the city Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Beijing: A child helps make dumplings ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A boy leans against the tent wall of a makeshift church at his refugee camp Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Sao Paulo, Brazil: A model exhibits a headpiece by Ronaldo Fraga at Sao Paulo fashion week Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

Taipei, Taiwan: A woman chooses decorations for Chinese New Year Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

London: Performance group RC-Annie audition for a busking spot in Covent Garden Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

St Petersburg, Russia: Police grab an activist during a banned anti-Kremlin protest Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Sabah, Malaysia: A resident tries to put out a fire on the roof of a lodge in Tawau Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features