Photo highlights of the day

A group protest against the price rise of bus tickets at Central Station of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.

A group protest against the price rise of bus tickets in Rio. See more in the gallery. Photograph: Marcelo Sayo/EPA

Roosters go head to head in a fight in a street in Kathmandu, Nepal

Roosters go head to head in a street in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Will it get the thumbs up? Artist David Shrigley with a maquette of his sculpture 'Really Good' which has been chosen as the one of the next sculptures to stand on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth. The sculpture, which will stand on the plinth in 2016 at 10 metres high and be a sign of positivity for Londoners.

Will it get the thumbs up? Artist David Shrigley with a maquette of his sculpture Really Good which has been chosen to stand on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth. The sculpture is designed to convey positivity to Londoners. Photograph: Mary Turner/Getty Images

Actor Fisher Stevens on the red carpet upon arrival for The Grand Budapest Hotel which is the opening film of the Berlinale film festival in Berlin.

4 star rating: actor Fisher Stevens on the red carpet for The Grand Budapest Hotel which is the opening film of the Berlinale film festival in Berlin. Photograph: David Gannon/AFP/Getty Images

Models walk the runway during Go Red For Women The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2014 Show at The Theatre at Lincoln Centre in New York City.

Colour run: models walk the runway during Go Red For Women The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2014 show at The Theatre at Lincoln Centre in New York City. Photograph: Karl Walter/Getty Images For Mercedes-Benz F

A collapsed mosque dome is seen covered with volcanic ash from the Mount Sinabung eruption at Kuta Gugung village in Karo, Indonesia. More than 31,000 people have now sought refuge in government buildings, mosques and churches.

A collapsed mosque dome covered with volcanic ash from the Mount Sinabung eruption at Kuta Gugung village in Karo, Indonesia. More than 31,000 people have now sought refuge in government buildings, mosques and churches. Photograph: Dedi Sahputra/EPA

Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

A woman is assisted after tear gas canisters were shot by African Union (AU) peacekeeping soldiers to disperse a crowd in Bangui, Central African Republic

A bystander is helped after teargas canisters were fired by African Union (AU) peacekeeping soldiers to disperse a crowd in Bangui, Central African Republic. Photograph: Siegfried Modola/Reuters

A Christmas tree still stands in the middle of tents set by opposition supporters in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Police patrol though a park on horseback outside the Olympic Park ahead of tonight's 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi, Russia.

Standing on ceremony: police patrol on horseback outside the Olympic Park ahead of tonight's 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi, Russia. Photograph: David Goldman/AP

Fireworks are seen over the Olympic Park during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

A fireworks display brings the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to a close. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters

Former partner of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Mimi O'Donnel with their children Tallulah (L) Willa and Cooper Alexander watch the US actor's coffin leave the funeral mass at St Ignatius Church in New York. Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA

A police officer detains a gay rights activist in Red Square in Moscow. Police detained 10 LGBT activists in Moscow who waved rainbow flags.

A police officer arrests a gay rights activist in Red Square in Moscow. Police detained 10 LGBT activists in Moscow who waved rainbow flags. Photograph: Evgeny Feldman/AP