24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: a girl stands by the Tiananmen Gate Photograph: Feng Li/Getty

Managua, Nicaragua: masked women at a demonstration marking the Latin American Day for the Decriminalisation of Abortion. Abortions are illegal in Nicaragua Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

London: 'Oldies' poses for a photograph to display his tattoos by artist Josh Lin during the 8th International London Tattoo convention Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP

Islamabad, Pakistan: a child waits his turn to receive a ration of donated rice during food distribution at the Beri Imam Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Málaga, Spain: a man clears muddy water from his house after heavy rain caused flash floods Photograph: Sergio Torres/AP

Sanabis, Bahrain: a youth holds petrol bombs as anti-government protesters prepare for clashes with riot police Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Brussels, Belgium: a cleaning team stands on one of the spheres of the Atomium. A team of five specialised workers take about three days to clean a ball Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Paris, France: a model presents a creation by Junya Watanabe during the spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear show Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP

Caracas, Venezuela: a person wears a giant puppet depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for 7 October Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Oaxaca, Mexicao: olive ridley turtle hatchlings swim in a plastic container before their release into the ocean. The turtles' eggs were hatched in incubators after they were extracted from their nests by the Mexican Navy in order to protect the eggs from looters Photograph: Reuters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: France's base jumper Florian Pays leaps from Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP

Munich, Germany: traditional ginger bread on sale at the Oktoberfest Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters