24 hours in pictures

Islamabad, Pakistan: Firefighters rest after containing the fire at the Marriott hotel, devastated by suicide bombers Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP

Chengdu, China: Workers build a scaffold to clean the statue of Mao Zedong in time for National Day, a public holiday Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Galveston, US: Listening to a church service on the radio, Randall Dowdell smokes a cigarette Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Wuhan, China: A farmer cries after her fresh milk was poured away owing to the closure of a milk factory Photograph: Reuters

Kunduz, Afghanistan: A baby rests in the arms of his grandmother at the Spinza hospital Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

Galle, Sri Lanka: A labourer sleeps on bags of onions at a vegetable market Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Reuters

Manchester, UK: Alistair Darling addresses delegates on the third day of the Labour party conference Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Naivasha, Kenya: A displaced family sits inside a tent at a camp Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP

Madrid, Spain: Andy Roddick serves the ball to Rafael Nadal during the third and final day of the semi-final Davis Cup match between Spain and the US Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty

Munich, Germany: Visitors ride a merry-go-round at the second day of the Oktoberfest Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters

Milan, Italy: A model presents a creation by Frankie Morello as the spring/summer 2009 collections are revealed Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Abu Dis, West Bank: A Palestinian relative of Mariam Ayyad, a woman who died during a raid by Israeli forces, mourns at the family house Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Baltimore, US: The US Republican party's presidential candidate, John McCain, with members of the National Guard Association after speaking at their annual convention Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty

Munich, Germany: Men wearing traditional Bavarian clothes take part in a parade Photograph: Joerg Koch/AFP