24 hours in pictures

Navotas, Philippines: a man hangs on to what remains of a house that was built on stilts as he tries to recover belongings after Typhoon Nesat wiped out most of his neighbours' homes Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Java, Indonesia: a forest fire engulfs the summit of Mount Merbabu Photograph: Clara Prima/AFP/Getty Images

Patamundi, India: locals clean their motorbikes on a flooded road Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Jerusalem: worshippers pray at the Western Wall, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Rathen, Germany: fog gathers over the forests in the Sächsische Schweiz region Photograph: Arno Burgi/EPA

Gansu, China: soldiers guard a Long March II-F rocket loaded with China's unmanned space module Tiangong-1 at the launch pad in the Jiuquan satellite launch centre Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

Athens, Greece: a protesting taxi driver gestures towards the transport ministry building during a demonstration Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AP

Alaska, USA: the exhaust trail left by the Minotaur IV rocket that was launched from Kodiak Island is illuminated by the rising sun. Photograph: James Brooks/AP

New Delhi, India: local residents gather near rubble in an alleyway after it was removed by rescue workers from the site of a nearby building collapse Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

St Petersburg, Russia: a dog casts a long shadow on the street Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Sirte, Libya: a rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade while practising Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP

Brasilia, Brazil: Pataxo Ha-ha-hae Indians from Bahia state perform a traditional dance as they protest outside the supreme court Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Singapore: smoke billows from Royal Dutch Shell's Pulau Bukom offshore petroleum complex Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters

New York, USA: Continental and United airlines pilots, joined by additional pilots from other Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) carriers, demonstrate in front of Wall Street Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Allahabad, India: devotees ride on boats at sunrise at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP