24 hours in pictures : January 23 2007

Tokyo, Japan: Children build a snowman in the park Photograph: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty

Texcoco, Mexico: Technicians at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center sort samples of wild maize seeds, known as Teocintle. The CIMMYT is preparing to send a shipment of thousands of unique seed samples of maize and wheat to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault located in the permafrost of a remote Arctic archipelago that will protect millions of the world's agricultural seeds from climate change, plant epidemics, natural disasters or war. Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

New Delhi, India: Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for Republic Day celebration parade Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA

Huelva, Spain: Mari Luz Cortes's grandmother (no name available) walks with protestors over the disappearance of five-year-old girl Mari Luz Cortes who went missing on January 13 when she went to buy sweets at a kiosk near her house. Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP

Rafah Crossing, Gaza Strip: Palestinians climb over a section of the separation wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Thousands of Palestinians surged into Egypt after masked militants destroyed parts of the border. Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel and other supplies that have become scarce because of an Israeli blockade. Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Siem Reap province, Cambodia: A Cambodian peasant fetches water from a stream as another plows his rice paddy near Angkor Thom temple. Photograph: Heng Sinith/AP

Washington, US: The Rev. Jesse Jackson (L) with his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition holds a rally to "Save Our Homes: Restructure Loans, Don't Repossess Homes" outside the US Housing and Urban Development Department . Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP

Nairobi, Kenya: A Kenyan man shouts in front of a vehicle that was set ablaze by an angry mob at a comunications exchange office after police disrupted a mass funeral service for some victims of post-election violence by firing tear gas. Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP

Chicago , US: Traders signal offers in the S&P 500 stock index futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty

Berlin, Germany: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) chats with his his counterparts Bernard Kouchner (C, France) and David Miliband (R, GB). The Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council confered on Iran's nuclear programme and on the possibilities of an UN resolution against Iran. Photograph: Marcus Brandt/EPA

Baghdad, Iraq: An Iraqi woman gestures as she reacts to her plight after waiting in a queue to buy petrol for three days, with others to fill up her containers with petrol for heating. The woman is nearing the front of the queue after three days waiting in line, now with only a few people ahead of her to buy rationed fuel. Photograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepalese riot police chase protestors down a street during clashes on the second day of protests against the price hike in fuel and cooking gas. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A Hindu devotee carries miniature jars of milk pierced onto his back with hooks as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam festival. Photograph: Tengku Bahar/AFP

Davos, Switzerland: Barbed wires are full of snow near the World Economic Forum congress center . Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP

Pensacola, US: The colors are trooped before the arrival of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. at a campaign rally at Pensacola Junior College. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

Paris, France: A model wears a creation by Italian fashion designer Maurizio Galante during the presentation of his Spring/Summer 2008 high-fashion collection. Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA

Edinburgh, UK: A menber of staff holds one of a collection of portraits based on nineteenth century death masks opening 22 January-6th April 2008 by photographer Joanna Kane at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery Photograph: David Cheskin/PA