24 hours in pictures

La Crescenta, California, US: Fire crews work to contain a wildfire Photograph: Michal Czerwonka/EPA

Mumbai, India: A metal workshop Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Amritsar, India: Devotees carry the Sikh holy book as they take part in a procession at the Golden Temple Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty

San Sebastián, Spain: People abandon La Zurriola beach due the arrival of a galerna — a strong north-west wind Photograph: Juan Herrero/EPA

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Nuns chant before a mass prayer session for typhoon Morakot victims Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters

Mexico City: Farmers from the southern state of Veracruz wear masks depicting Barack Obama during a demonstration Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: Dancers perform at a lavish private dance spectacle thrown for African heads of state by Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Beijing, China: Construction workers eat their lunch in front of a billboard surrounding the site for new urban housing Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty

Skokie, Illinois: People argue over US healthcare reform outside a town hall meeting Photograph: Jim Prisching/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A displaced woman asks for donations Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty

San José del Cabo, Mexico: A dog wears a plastic rain cover in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

Cocoa Beach, Florida, US: A man reads his paper after feeding the birds Photograph: Michael R Brown/Florida Today/AP

Gaza City: Palestinian fishermen prepare their nets at the port Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty

Utting, Germany: A boy jumps into the cool water of the Ammersee lake in Bavaria Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters