24 hours in pictures : February 4 2008

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A member of the Academicos do Salgueiro samba school during Carnival celebrations Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP

New Delhi, India: A flower vendor at a market Photograph: Money Sharma/EPA

Ribnovo, Bulgaria: Muslim women at a two day wedding ceremony in the Rhodope Mountains Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP

Rafah, Gaza Strip: A child waiting with his family to cross the border between Gaza and Egypt Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Sok Soul, 68, waits to attend the UN-back genocide tribunal for former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's right hand man Photograph: David Longstreath/AP

Ibarska Slatina, Kosovo: Kosovo Serbs fish in the Ibar river Photograph: Hroje Polan/AFP

Jakarta, Indonesia: A security guard walks past a wall painted with cartoon character Homer Simpson asking: "Where is the rice paddy?" Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP

Guangzhou, China: Passengers pack a train at Guangzhou railway station Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Brno, Czech Republic: Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their Federation Cup tennis match Photograph: Samuel Kubani/AFP

Minneapolis, US: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney prepares for a live TV interview Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

Duesseldorf, Germany: A woman dressed as a clown during the traditional carnival parade Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

Tehran, Iran: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dons 3-D glasses to watch an information film about a rocket programme during a visit to an aerospace centre Photograph: STR/AFP

Chebilat, Kenya: Members of the Kalenjin tribe carrying weapons listen to a community leader Photograph: Robert Schmidt/AFP

St. Moritz, Switzerland: A rider on a frozen lake during the first weekend of the White Turf races Photograph: Eddy Risch/EPA

Lausanne, Switzerland: Brazilian dancer Irlan Silva, 17, performs during the final competition of the 36th Prix de Lausanne Photograph: Martial Trezzini/AP