24 hours in pictures

Munich, Germany: Visitors to the Oktoberfest enjoy a funfair ride Photograph: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Hindu man rings bells on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at the Hanuman Dhoka Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Somerset Village, Bermuda: A boy lies in flood water ahead of hurricane Igor Photograph: Gerry Broome/AP

Brasília, Brazil: Smoke covers the sun during a fire at a national park close to the capital Photograph: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images

Pasay, Philippines: Newly qualified nurses take part in an oath-taking ceremony Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

Santiago, Chile: Children, dressed as police officers, take part in a military parade to mark the the bicentennial of Chile's independence Photograph: Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images

Tel Aviv, Israel: The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves a building where he delivered a lecture on a Middle East peace plean Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Children fly kites on a hillside as the moon rises Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri boy is taken to hospital after being wounded during a demonstration Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images

Herriman, US: A wall of flames approaches houses in Utah where more then 1,200 homes have been evacuated. The fire began at a shooting range at a nearby military base Photograph: George Frey/EPA

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan: People walk along a flooded street as typhoon Fanapi hits Taiwan Photograph: Reuters

Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men examine palm branches, known as a lulav, as they look for any imperfections ahead of the Sukkot holiday Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Beijing, China: Visitors are reflected in glass panels at the Get It Louder art exhibition Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA