24 hours in pictures

Viña del Mar, Chile: A model presents a creation from designer Jaime Troncoso's collection during a fashion show Photograph: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters

Ramallah, West Bank: A shepherd leads his flock, at sunset Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA

Saint Petersburg, Russia: A woman and her dog walk on the frozen Gulf of Finland at sunset Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Villars, Switzerland: Fireworks are launched during the 'Villars Night Show' Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA

Tongren, China: Footprints carved in wood, which locals believe were made by a worshipper who prayed at the same spot for decades, are seen at a monastery Photograph: Reinhard Krause/Reuters

Mumbai, India: A boy begs at a traffic intersection Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

London, UK: Commuters wait to squeeze on to the next train at Clapham Junction station Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: College students from vocational schools watch a performance by cheerleaders at a ceremony to mark their entering the job market Photograph: Koji Sasahara/AP

Fajardo, Puerto Rico: A man, suspected of kidnapping and killing American tourist Sara Kuszak, sits shackled in a cell inside a police station Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP

Maracay, Venezuela: Supporters of President Hugo Chávez, with their faces painted with the word "Yes", attend a military parade Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Budapest, Hungary: Vitus, an 18-year-old male polar bear, shakes off water at a zoo Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Val d'Isère, France: A skiier at the starting line during practice for the men's downhill at the World Ski Championships Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Zhugao, China: A woman picks vegetables while carrying her child Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Esteli, Nicaragua: Manager of Granada cigars smokes his Obama cigar at the Segovia cigar factory Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters