24 hours in pictures

Kathmandu, Nepal: Tibetans clash with police during a protest Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

St Petersburg, Russia: police officers detain an opposition activist during a banned anti-Kremlin protest Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

New York, US: commuters on 42nd Street Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

New York, US: Heidi Klum and her husband Seal at Klum's 12th annual Halloween party Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images

Beijing, China: a man walks through heavy pollution Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Chongqing, China: 14,345 people try to set a new Guinness world record as they gather for a bath at a hot spring Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: hundreds of thousands of piligrims pray at the Grand Mosque Photograph: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images

Chengdu, China: a giant panda cub lies on a log at the Chengdu Research Base Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: partially submerged Buddha statues at the amulet market near Chao Phraya river Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Melbourne, Australia: spectators at the Melbourne Cup Photograph: Brandon Malone/Reuters

Srinagar, India: sheep coloured to attract customers at a market before the Eid-al-Adha festival Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Beijing, China: a model gets ready backstage before the MGPIN Make-up Styling 2012 show Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: a boy peers from behind a cross at the Manila North cemetery Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images