24 hours in pictures : January 14 2008

Hanoi, Vietnam: A performance marking the start of a 1,000-day countdown to the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi, which takes place in 2010 Photograph: Chitose Suzuki/AP

Hwacheon, South Korea: Anglers cast lines through holes in a frozen river during an annual ice festival Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty

Angkor Wat, Cambodia: A man sells palm juice at the Angkor Wat temple complex Photograph: Mak Remissa/EPA

El Doret, Kenya: Refugees sit in the back of a truck waiting to be taken to Nairobi Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Fort Hood , Texas: Sgt Hanurabi Torres lifts his son into the air after returning from Iraq Photograph: Sarah Moore Kuschell/AP

Parnitha National Park, Greece: A cyclist makes his way through a path in the burnt forest Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Belgrade, Serbia: A man passes posters showing Serbian ultranationalist politician Tomislav Nikolic ahead of an election this weekend Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP

Karbala, Iraq: Shia pilgrims attend evening prayers at the Imam Hussein shrine during the Festival of Muharram Photograph: Karim Kadim/AP

Les Contamines, France: Competitors in the men's skicross final at the World Cup ski event Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Waterford, USA: Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee jokes with photographers as he gets into a car Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Cananea, Mexico: The Mexicana de Cananea copper mine, where workers have been on strike since July over safety concerns Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

Gangasagar, India: Pilgrims perform rituals where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal during the Makar Sankranti, a holy day in the Hindu calendar Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP

Egmond, The Netherlands: Runners takes part in the Egmond half marathon Photograph: Rick Nederstigt/EPA

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A student at Dhaka's main university writes a comment on a banner during a protest over the detention of teachers and students held since violent protests in August Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A worker at a traditional sweet factory Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP