24 hours in pictures: February 11 2008

Tynemouth, UK: Early morning walkers stroll in heavy fog on Tynemouth beach Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria: Bulgarian Orthodox worshippers light candles in jars containing honey during a holy mass for the 'sanctification of honey'. On St Haralambos's Day, sick or blind people go to church in the hope of being healed Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

Nairobi, Kenya: An aerial view of Africa's largest slum, Kibera. The slum is a stronghold of the opposition Orange Democratic Party Photograph: Halden Krog /EPA

Canberra, Australia: The Chookie Dancers, an Aboriginal dance group, perform during a ceremony ahead of this week's government apology to the so-called stolen generation Photograph: Andrew Sheargold/Getty

Mathurakhand, India: Mangrove seedlings are displayed at a nursery, a project funded by the British government in the Sunderbans National Park Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdury/AFP

Alexandria, USA: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama makes a speech at a high school Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty

Wuhan, China: People burn incense to worship the god of wealth at a Buddhist temple Photograph: AP

Singapore: People ride on the Singapore Flyer, the world's biggest observation wheel Photograph: AFP

Pattaya, Thailand: Tongsai Bumroongtai kisses her pet black spotted female frog, Nong Oui, as it sits astride a toy motorbike. Tongsai claims she can also speak to the frog Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit /EPA

Tehran, Iran: Iranian women wave national flags during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the Islamic revolution Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP

Trinidad, Bolivia: Residents of 13 de Abril neighbourhood dry their clothes inside a flooded house. Fifty-one people have been killed and some 42,000 families have been affected by the floods Photograph: Aizar Raldes /AFP

Baghdad, Iraq: A US Army soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment secures a house while on patrol in the Azamiyah district Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus /AP