24 hours in pictures

Ashdod, Israel: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth stands under a window shattered when a rocket landed Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Bucharest, Romania: People on a frozen lake Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Berlin, Germany: Strollers walk through the snow in the Tierpark Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

Sonnenbuehl, Germany: A Highland cow stands in a snowy pasture Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Alex Kapranos, of Franz Ferdinand, performs on stage at the Enmore theatre Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: A performer from the Belarus Free Theatre rehearses for a production of Being Harold Pinter Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Hong Kong, China: Diners inside a restaurant at the Peak Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Belgrade, Serbia: Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip Photograph: Alexa Stankovic/AFP/Getty Images

Alta Verapaz, Guatemala: People gather to watch the rescue efforts near the scene of a landslide Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Amritsar, India: A Sikh devotee prays at the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, on the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Bodybuilders exercise at a gym Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A worker moves scaffolding on a construction site Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Kerbala, Iraq: Shia Muslims beat their chests in a ceremony during the Ashura mourning period Photograph: Ahmad Al-rubaye/AFP/Getty Images

Skopje, Macedonia: Sparrows in a city park after heavy overnight snow Photograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters