24 hours in pictures

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Thirty-five couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony, which was sponsored by a state company Photograph: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images

Dundee, Scotland: Emma Pead from 19th Regiment Royal Artillery the Highland Gunners takes part in the Homecoming Parade. The Regiment, which is based at Bhurtpore Barracks in Wiltshire, are taking part in two homecoming parades in Dundee and Inverness to mark their recent return from operations in Afghanistan Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Costa de la Muerte, Spain: a percebeiro (barnacle fisherman), shows his catch on the 10th anniversary of the Prestige disaster. The oil tanker Prestige sank off the Galician coast in November 2002 spilling some 64,000 tons of fuel oil Photograph: Lavandeira Jr/EPA

Doral, Florida: Janet Avila walks away with the turkey she received at a turkey charity giveaway, as people prepare for Thanksgiving Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Queensland, Australia: the diamond ring effect is shown following the totality of the solar eclipse at Palm Cove in Australia's tropical north Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Yangon, Burma: a woman sells food at a night market Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Afghan children play on a damaged Soviet tank on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Allahabad, India: commuters stop by a roadside vendor selling water lilies for Diwali, the festival of lights Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Wuhan, China: Zhang Wuyi sits in his new multi-seater submarine at his workshop. Zhang, a 37-year-old local farmer, who is interested in scientific inventions, has independently made seven miniature submarines with several fellow engineers Photograph: Darley Shen/Reuters

Wellington, New Zealand: Prince Charles performs a 'hongi', a traditional Maori welcome, with a Maori warrior during a walkabout Photograph: Kent Blechynden/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: hostesses for the National Congress hug each other in front of the Great Hall of the People before the closing ceremony of the 18th Communist Party Congress Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

Chingam, India: Kashmiri villagers grieve during the funeral procession of Shabir Ahmed Mir, a suspected militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Thousands attended the funeral in Indian Kashmir, a day after Mir was killed in a gun fight with government forces Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip: Palestinians inspect damage said to be caused by an Israeli air strike at their house Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA

Madrid, Spain: a worker cleans an AVE high-speed train at Atocha station during a 24-hour general strike Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters

Milan, Italy: thousands of Italian students join a demonstration against the austerity policy. At least 100 demonstrations were scheduled around the country Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/EPA