24 hours in pictures

St Charles, US: John McCain holds a campaign rally Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Bern, Switzerland: Representing the annual number of breast cancer victims in Switzerland, 1,500 bras are seen hanging in Bundesplatz square Photograph: Peter Klaunzer/Keystone/AP

London, UK: Anne Hathaway arrives at the premiere of Rachel Getting Married during the BFI 52nd London film festival Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

Amman, Jordan. A boy sells chickens Photograph: Mohammad abu Ghosh/AP

Washington, US: Marine One, carrying George Bush, lands at the White House Photograph: Mandel Mgan/AFP

Berlin, Germany: A man walks through the Tiergarten park Photograph: Clemens Bilan/AFP

La Paz, Bolivia: Miners take part in a demonstration demanding the approval of a referendum on a new constitution Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP

Amritsar, India: A Sikh farmer dressed as a warrior stands as other farmers sit on railway tracks during a protest against the state and central governments Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Ghowrmach, Afghanistan: A US army forward operating base under construction Photograph: EPA

London, UK: An employee at the auctioneer Christie's poses for photographs in front of an untitled piece by Agostino Bonalumi Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Cairo, Egypt: A worker leads a donkey cart laden with huge sacks of rubbish in the poor al-Zabbalin area Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP

South Africa: A vulture at the Tygerberg zoo, near Cape Town Photograph: Schalk van Zuydam/AP

Kapawi, Ecuador: A doctor carries out checks on a pregnant Ashuar Indian woman during a health campaign Photograph: Guillermo Granja/Reuters

Siliguri, India: Workers make firecrackers prior to the Hindu Diwali festival Photograph: Tamal Roy/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: A clown poses for a picture during the first day of the 13th international clown convention Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP