24 hours in pictures

Siliguri, India: A devotee immerses an idol of Hindu goddess Durga into the waters of the river Mahananda Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Harbin, China: Firemen battle a blaze in a building Photograph: Reuters

Tehran, Iran: Female members of the Basij militia attend a training session in riot control Photograph: Yalda Moaiery/Reuters

Beirut, Lebanon: A man reflected in the grill of a Hummer at the 4th annual trade fair for US products and services called Made in America Photograph: Bilal Hussein/AP

Havana, Cuba: A man lifting weights is reflected in a mirror hanging on the wall of an improvised gym Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Selishche, Belarus: Spiders hanging from a web Photograph: Sergei Grits /AP

Waukesha, US: Republican presidential nominee, John McCain, pulls a face after a question from a supporter during a town hall meeting in Wisconsin Photograph: Carlos Barria /Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A man prays as he lies in a casket next to a buddhist monk during a coffin ceremony, the latest religious trend to sweep country Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP

Cambridge, UK: A person taking a late summer punt along the river Cam Photograph: Chris Radburn/Press Association

Morelos, Mexico: Federal police stand at a Xoxocotla highway during a protest by local people Photograph: Margarito Perez/Reuters

Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan: Russian officers stand guard near the SOYUZ TMA-13 rocket as US space tourist Richard Garriott prepares to blast off for the International Space Station Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov /AFP

Erfurt, Germany: Dry leaves cover a garden table and chairs Photograph: Jens Meyer/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: People walk on an empty street during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters