24 hours in pictures

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A man dressed in a gaucho outfit holds a flag and a red rose outside the government palace, in mourning for the former president Néstor Kirchner, who died this week Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Sydney, Australia: Walking on Glass, by Phillip Piperides, part of the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition Photograph: Media Mode / Rex Features/Media Mode / Rex Features

Bangkok, Thailand: A woman stands in water at a flooded market Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images

Ahmedabad, India: A firefighter tackles a blaze at a textile processing unit on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Beijing, China: A model shows a creation in a lingerie competition at China fashion week Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Sofia, Bulgaria: Students shout slogans during a demonstration in front of a government building Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Washington DC: Children run around a freshly carved pumpkin at the Helix hotel Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A boy plays with a balloon in a slum area Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

McCovey Cove, San Francisco: Boaters and fans congregate outside AT&T Park during game one of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Pont-Sonde, Haiti: A man stricken with cholera lies on the side of a road Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Visitors ride in a miniature car at the new Ferrari theme park Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA

Potrero, Manila: Policemen watch a demolition crew tear down shanty homes Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China. Visitors rest in front of the UK pavilion at the World Expo Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Bromham, England: Hounds of the Avon Vale hunt peer out from their kennels ahead of the hunt's first meet of the season Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Hanoi, Vietnam: Guards take position for the arrival of the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, at Noi Bai international airport Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA