24 hours in pictures

Baghdad, Iraq: Boys salute as they are seen through a US military armoured vehicle's glass window in Ghadir district Photograph: Mahmoud Raouf/Reuters

Beijing, China: Performers at the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympics in the Bird's Nest stadium Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Paris, France: Illegal immigrants, mostly from Mali, occupy the lounge at La Tour d'Argent restaurant demanding the government immediately grant them full working papers Photograph: Francois Mori/AP

Wuhan, China: Parents of babies who drank contaminated milk formula queue for treatment Photograph: China photos/Getty

Port Bolivar, US: Michael Clow carries a box of ready meals given to him by the Texas national guard Photograph: Sharon Steinmann/AP

Hamburg, Germany: The propeller of a container ship is put into position for the international shipbuilding fair Photograph: Marcus Brandt/EPA

Villanubla, Spain: People watch as the main group of riders pass through during the 17th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race Photograph: Manuel Bruque/AP

Tijuana, Mexico: Prisoners on a roof throw stones during a riot at La Mesa jail Photograph: Jorge Duenes/Reuters

Las Vegas, US: Supporters hold a Vegas-themed poster supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a rally Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Mumbai, India: An Indian vendor waits to sell fruit before Muslims break their Ramadan fast Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP

Baghdad, Iraq: The US defence secretary, Robert M Gates, and the Pentagon press secretary, Geoff Morrell, prior to a television interview at Camp Victory in the Green Zone Photograph: HO/AP

Gonaives, Haiti: One of the 800,000 Haitians in need of hurricane aid Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

London, UK: Sarah Brown, the wife of Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown, at Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief 2008 charity fashion show Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Truebbach, Switzerland: An ice-covered wire attached to a guidepost at Barbielergrat in the Rhine Valley Photograph: Arno Balzarini/EPA

London, UK: A griffin marks the boundary of the financial district where shares continue to fall as world financial markets react to the banking crisis Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty