24 hours in pictures : January 25 2008

Zurich, Switzerland: Fishermen on the calm waters of Lake Pfaeffikon Photograph: Steffen Schmidt/EPA

Madrid, Spain: Jaime Garcia Serrano from Colombia poses before an exhibition of mathematics and memory skills in which he recited pi to 150,000 decimal places Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Hortobagy, Hungary: Hungarian children watch a white-tailed eagle Photograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP

Rafah, Egypt: Palestinians run for cover as Egyptian riot police use a water cannon to prevent them crossing from Gaza Photograph: Eyad Baba/AP

Tamale, Ghana: A boy with dust on his forehead from playing football Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP

Berkeley, US: The feet of University of California at Berkeley basketball player Patrick Christopher with some of his shoes Photograph: Ben Margot/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan girl waits for food relief Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Beijing, China: Passengers carry their belongings to a special train for migrant workers at the West Railway Station. China's railways are expected to transport almost 180 million people during the lunar new year holiday, which runs until March 2 Photograph: Chinas Photos/Getty

New York, US: Red balloons in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, released by a Jewish community group to protest at rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP

Zagreb, Croatia: Slovenia's Gregor Urbas performs his free skating programme at the European figure skating championships Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP

Boca Raton, US: A rally for Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani Photograph: Marc Serota/Getty

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A women's rally in front of the congress building to demand political equality and an end to violence Photograph: Gustavo Amador/EPA

New York, US: Tourists shoot pictures in front of the New York Stock Exchange Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty

Tokyo, Japan: Japanese director Satoru Mizushima addresses a press conference before a preview of The Truth of Nanking, which claims the well-documented massacre by Japanese forces occupying the Chinese city 70 years ago never took place Photograph: Toru YAMANAKA/AFP

North Charleston, US: A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a rally Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A boy stands on a dark street. Blackouts have grown increasingly common in the capital, with many people without electricity for 22 hours a day Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: Totonaca natives perform the ritual dance of Los Voladores Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP