24 hours in pictures

Maesbrook, UK: Forensic officers comb the burnt-out family mansion of the millionaire businessman Christopher Foster Photograph: PA

Lynmouth, UK: A rainbow forms during heavy rain Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Houma, Louisiana: Two fishing figurines stand in the high waters of a bayou after hurricane Gustav passed through the area Photograph: Amy Sancetta/AP

Kalabalua, India: A woman moves to safer ground to escape the flooding Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

New York: Ironworkers help guide the first steel column of the national September 11 memorial Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP

Humbo, Angola: A man walks through a destroyed building Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP

Delhi, India: A Muslim offers evening prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (grand mosque) Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Singapore: Workers construct the frame of a Formula One spectator seating stand Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba: Houses damaged by hurricane Gustav Photograph: Claudia Daut/Reuters

Mumbai, India: A Hindu puts a dab of vermillion on an idol Lord Ganesha Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government protestor blocks a street during a demonstration outside Government House Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

St Paul, Minnesota: A demonstrator raises his fist in front of lines of riot police during a protest outside the Republican national convention Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Tokyo: Models show off the Everlasting Sprout 2009 spring/summer collection, designed by Keiichi Muramatsu and Noriko Seki Photograph: Ken Shimizu/AFP

Madrid: An animal rights activist covered in red paint lies on a white sheet made to look like a Japanese flag during a protest against the slaughter of dolphins Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters