24 hours in pictures : January 21 2008

Dhermi, Albania: An island is seen at sunset. Current local temperatures are reaching 18C Photograph: Armando Babani/EPA

Calcutta, India: A girl looks inside a Ford at a classic car rally Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Models present creations by design house Cavalera on the banks of the highly polluted waters of the Tiete river during Sao Paulo Fashion Week. Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP

Diriamba, Nicaragua: Young people wearing masks participate in a traditional dance during festivities honouring Saint Sebastian Photograph: Mario Lopez/EPA

Karachi, Pakistan: Shia Muslim men perform a self flagellation ritual Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP

Madrid, Spain: A demonstration against immigration organised by the ultra right party Democracia Nacional Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: A man carries a sack of flour supplied by a UN relief agency Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

Athens, Greece: A man walks by a heart-shaped sculpture in front of the Greek parliament, part of a public art project Photograph: Katrina Mavrona/EPA

Columbia, US: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama during a rally Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

Tenerife, Spain: A man rests under a blanket in Los Abrigos, where 68 immigramts arrived on a small African fishing boat Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP

Srinagar, India: A policeman hurls stones towards Kashmiri protesters during clashes Photograph: Altaf Qadri/EPA

Frankfurt, Germany: A display panel shows the plunging DAX stock exchange. Photograph: Frank Rumpenhorst/EPA

Toll Bar, UK: A worried resident of the Yorkshire village looks on as water comes up through drains starts to flood side roads Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip: Palestinians inspect a destroyed donkey cart hit by an Israeli missile, killing one person and wounding five others, According to Palestinian witnesses the men were carrying a rocket launcher when they were hit Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

Havana, Cuba: A schoolboy watches as a voter casts his ballot during parliamentary elections Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Port Klang, Malaysia: Malaysian ethnic Indians take part in hunger strike at a Hindu temple in protest at the detention of community leaders and alleged discrimination faced by the minority group Photograph: Lai Seng Sin/AP

Chizhovskoye, Belarus: [An Orthodox believer plunges himself into the icy waters in celebration of the Epiphany holiday Photograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP