24 hours in pictures

Sao Paulo, Brazil: A reveller leaves the Sambadrome at the end of the samba schools parade during carnival celebrations Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Mauricio Lima/guardian.co.uk Islamabad, Pakistan: A man prepares a heart-shaped balloon for sale on Valentine's Day Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/guardian.co.uk Port-au-Prince, Haiti: An earthquake survivor is carried off after breaking down during a ceremony mourning the disaster Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Photograph: John Moore/guardian.co.uk Madrid, Spain: An actress dressed as Marilyn Monroe during carnival celebrations Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Photograph: Susana Vera/guardian.co.uk Calcutta, India: Sellers wait for customers at the Mallikghat wholesale flower market Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/guardian.co.uk Jakarta, Indonesia: A normally busy street in Chinatown is empty as shop owners and residents celebrate the Lunar new year Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/guardian.co.uk Dresden, Germany: Participants forming a human chain against neo-Nazis at a protest in front of the city hall Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/EPA Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/guardian.co.uk Xiangfan, China: A man performs martial arts on top of a wooden totem pole during a show in Hubei province celebrating the spring festival Photograph: Reuters Photograph: guardian.co.uk Lanzhou, China: Worshippers pray at the Wuquanshan temple on the first day of the Chinese new year Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Photograph: Aly Song/guardian.co.uk Akan, Japan: A Japanese red-crowned crane takes off as whooper swans sleep during a blizzard Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/guardian.co.uk Pune, India: A follower of Osho looks at the site of explosion near a German bakery business. The blast, in a crowded bakery popular with foreigners, killed nine people Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/guardian.co.uk Witney, UK: Shoppers are reflected in mirrors at a market stall Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/guardian.co.uk New Delhi, India: A Tibetan in exile is dragged away by police during a protest outside the Chinese embassy Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Manpreet Romana/guardian.co.uk Oruro, Bolivia: Dancers perform during carnival celebrations Photograph: Juan Karita/AP Photograph: Juan Karita/guardian.co.uk