24 hours in pictures

Islamabad, Pakistan: Locals walk through an alley in the Christian area Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/guardian.co.uk

Jakarta , Indonesia: A survivor is evacuated by search and rescue members from a collapsed building Photograph: Adek Berry/guardian.co.uk

Kolkata, India: Men exercise in the morning fog at a park Photograph: Parth Sanyal/guardian.co.uk

Makati City, Philippines: Firemen battle to control a fire as it engulfs a residential area Photograph: Noel Celis/guardian.co.uk

Mae Sot, Thailand: Illegal immigrants from Burma use head lamps to search for plastic as a truck unloads at a rubbish dump Photograph: Damir Sagolj/guardian.co.uk

Ayutthaya, Thailand: Children try to catch a toy thrown by an elephant dressed as Santa Claus during Christmas celebrations at a school Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk

Vavuniya, Sri Lanka: A puppy keeps warm next to a smoldering fire in the government-sponsored home of a resettled ethnic Tamil in a resettlement camp Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/guardian.co.uk

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A man smokes in the street Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/guardian.co.uk

Legazpi city, Philippines: Mayon volcano evacuees are entertained by soldiers wearing Santa hats at an evacuation center Photograph: Bullit Marquez/guardian.co.uk

Bethlehem, West Bank: A Christian pilgrim prays as she kneels in the center of the central nave in the Church of the Nativity Photograph: Jim Hollander/guardian.co.uk

Kara-Zhygach, Kyrgyzstan: Police officers wearing gas masks patrol the streets after anexplosion nearby on the banks of Naryn river Photograph: Vladimir Pirogov/guardian.co.uk

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: People look at a fire at the La Saline market Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/guardian.co.uk