24 hours in pictures

Switzerland: The Midnight Hawks from Finland perform an acrobatic manoeuvre during the Sion air show Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/Reuters

Venice, Italy: Riot police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the Italian Northern League party Photograph: Manuel Silvestri/Reuters

Afghanistan: US soldiers from Bravo company 2nd Batallion 27th Infantry Regiment fire 120mm mortar rounds towards insurgent positions at Outpost Monti in Kunar province Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Munich, Germany: Revellers jostle for free beer in the traditional one-litre beer mug at the opening of the world's biggest beer fest, the Munich Oktoberfest, at the Theresienwiese Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Braunschweig, Germany: A parked car which sank into the ground after a pipe burst in the night. The street collapsed under the weight of the car into a hole, four metres by four metres wide and three metres deep Photograph: Frank Hermanns/EPA

Khoski, Pakistan: People displaced by floods move to higher ground in Sindh province Photograph: Rehan Khan/EPA

Abu Adi, Libya: The feet of a rebel on a pickup truck who was killed as rebels push towards the village where Muammar Gaddafi was born Photograph: Guillem Valle/EPA

Whitmore Lake, Michigan, USA: A praying mantis sits in the grass Photograph: Mark Bialek/ZUMA Press/Corbis

London, England: A model prepares backstage before the Julien Macdonald fashion show at London fashion week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Guiyang, China: A player picks up the hada (a ceremonial scarf) as he rides at the 9th Chinese Traditional Games for Ethnic Nationalities Photograph: Guo Yong/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Netzarim, Gaza Strip: A Palestinian man who lives near the evacuated Jewish settlement untangles a net to trap migratory birds Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

New Delhi, India: An Indian artisan works on semi-finished clay idols of the Hindu goddess Durga Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Whitley Bay, England: The sun rises over St Mary's lighthouse in North Tyneside Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

New York City, USA: A protester demonstrates against banks and corporations near Wall Street Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters