24 hours in pictures

Kuwait City: Traders follow the market's movements at the Stock Exchange Photograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP

Rhyl, UK: A seagull flies past a seafront telescope Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Reno, US: Barbara Lehman, lost her job in July when a broken arm left her unable to work, is pictured in a tent city for the homeless Photograph: Max Whittaker/Getty

Jerusalem, Israel: An ultra-orthodox Jew performs the kaparot ceremony Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Tomah, US: A man drives a raking machine during the cranberry harvest Photograph: Andy Manis/Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association/AP

Chengdu, China: Senior citizens give a performance of the thousand-hand goddess of mercy to celebrate the Chongyang festival Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Cottonwood, US: The sun rises over a newly-harvested corn field Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty

Washington, US: The anti-abortion demonstrator Derrick Sanderson stands in front of the supreme court on the first day of its new term Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Srinagar, India: Security forces stand guard during a curfew Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Vatican: Catholic bishops take their place for a session of a synod Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Sydney, Australia: The shadows of office workers are cast on a pavement Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: Chiharu Shiota's installation in the Torstrasse 166 House of Imagination, which features 12 flats, each taken over by a different artist Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP

Theoule-sur-Mer, France: A model presents a creation by Pierre Cardin during the spring/summer 2009 collection show Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP

Northumberland: UK: A fragment of Roman glass dating back to the third century, which was found on the Vindolanda settlement by Hadrian's Wall Photograph: Owen Humphreys/Press Association

Hefei, China: A diver feeds fish to entertain visitors at an aquarium Photograph: AFP