24 hours in pictures: February 1 2008

Baghdad, Iraq: A man with a wounded relative at Imam Ali hospital after blasts ripped through two markets, killing at least 72 people Photograph: Wissam Al-Okaili/AFP

Blackpool, UK: Waves hit the stricken ferry Riverdance as it sits on a sandbank at Blackpool's North Shore Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Rafah, Gaza Strip: Palestinians stand on the Egypt-Gaza border during an Islamic Jihad demonstration demanding the continuous opening of the border Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Quezon City, Philippines: Navy Civil Disturbance Management guard the road where rebel soldiers will attend a hearing at Camp Aguinaldo Photograph: Mike F Alquinto/EPA

Manila, Philippines: A militant student holds up the student organisation's flag during a demonstration against Education Congress Photograph: Mike F Alquinto/EPA

Nanjing, China: Two children watch a sweet potato vendor on a snow-covered street Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Eldoret, Kenya: A man walks through a camp where about 15,000 people have taken shelter to escape post-election violence Photograph: Riccardo Gangale/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: Tractor drivers before a rally against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Thousands of Mexican farmers flooded the capital to demand government protection against cheap US imports Photograph: Mario Guzman/EPA

Guangzhou, China: Soliders hold back passengers gathered outside the railway station Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP

Nuremberg, Germany: The world's smallest functioning train 'Tgauge' by K K Eishindo at the 59th International Toy Fair Photograph: Daniel Karman/EPA

Najaf, Iraq: Shia cleric Sheikh Ahmed Kashef al-Ghataa reveals an ancient tunnel under his house. Najaf is known for its network of historic tunnels that were once used as shelters to protect the city's mainly Shia Muslim residents from invaders Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP

Montreal, Canada: An exhibition of the art and history of Cuba from 1868 to the present at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Photograph: David Boily/AFP

Phoenix, US: Inmates use pay phones at Tent City jail Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

Durham, UK: Sheep and early lambs in the snow Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Vienna, Austria: Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese arrives for the traditional Opera Ball Photograph: Hans Punz/AP

Seville, Spain: A model wears a creation by designer Vicky Martin Berrocal during the International Flamenco fashion show Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP