24 hours in pictures

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A fruit vendor arranges his apples while waiting for customers at a market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Casabermeja, Spain: A man paints a tombstone in a cemetery. Catholics will mark All Saints Day on 1 November by visiting cemeteries and the graves of deceased relatives and friends Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Kandahar City, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy poses for a US soldier's photograph Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Nairobi, Kenya: Residents of the Korogocho slum wait to get on the catwalk during a modelling talent show. Scholarships are offered to successful participants Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Washington, USA: Lasers sweep over William Atkinson, 13, inside the Tron Legacy booth, a partnership between Disney and the National Academy of Engineering, at the Science and Engineering Expo on the National Mall Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Robine, Haiti: People transport a coffin containing the body of a relative who died of cholera Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Qamdo, Tibet: Women dressed in traditional Tibetan costume attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 'peaceful liberation' of Qamdo Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features

Khartoum, Sudan: A policeman stands guard at the airport as voter registration books for the southern independence referendum are loaded on to a truck Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A woman sweeps debris at her flooded house after heavy monsoon rains Photograph: EPA

Allahabad, India: An potter makes earthen lamps ahead of Diwali Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Zhangpu, China: A man watches waves crash into rocks in Fujian province. Typhoon Megi brought torrential rain and gale-force winds to southern China Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Dasht-e-Barchi, Afghanistan: An elderly woman waits for eye treatment at a hospital. The World Health Organisation says 1.5 million Afghan citizens suffer from eye diseases including cataracts Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images