24 hours in pictures

Srinagar, India: Kashmiris mourn at the funeral of Yasir Sheikh who was seriously wounded and later died after being shot by police Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP

Bilin, West Bank: A Palestinian stone-thrower hides behind rocks while watching Israeli troops during a protest against Israel's separation barrier Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP

Lelystad, The Netherlands: A huge sculpture of a crouching figure by British artist Antony Gormley looks out over the IJsselmeer Photograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA

Manica province, Mozambique: A muddied prospector pans for gold; hundreds of miners work in individual claims rented from local landowners Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

London, England: A model walks down the catwalk in a creation by designer Maria Grachvogel during London fashion week Photograph: Stuart Wilson/AFP

Munich, Germany: A Bavarian mountain rifleman at the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest beer festival Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP

Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan: Afghan women wait at a polling station to cast their ballot in parliamentary elections Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: An Israeli child rides in the middle of an empty street during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur; Israel came to a virtual standstill as Jews began observing the start of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

London, England: Pope Benedict XVI crosses Lambeth bridge on his way to the Houses of Parliament after meeting the archbishop of Canterbury Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty

Space: A Nasa image of hurricane Igor taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station Photograph: Nasa