24 hours in pictures

Bhaktapur, Nepal: a girl looks out from the window of her home as children play ping pong outside Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Tarragona, Spain: a member of the Castellers de Lleida group prepares during the 24th Tarragona castells competition to build a human tower Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Gosport, UK: two boys walk along the beach on the Solent at Stokes Bay Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters

Malaga, Spain: children eats cheetos in the back of a van during a protest Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Florida, US: campaign staffers wipe down a runway as Ann Romney waits to walk on stage during a victory rally in Port St Lucie Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Jerusalem: ultra-orthodox Jews from the belz hasidic dynasty wear prayer shawls during the celebration of Sukkot Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

London, UK: people play conkers after the annual conker championships at the Hampstead Heath heritage festival Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Nice, France: worshippers attend a mass dedicated to animals at Saint Pierre d'Arene church Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Azaz, Syria: a boy holds a plate of food at a refugee camp near the Turkish border Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP

Rafah, Gaza Strip: a man holds a wounded boy in the al-Najar hospital Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images

Herat, Afghanistan: an Afghan woman looks at glass vases for sale at a shop Photograph: Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images

Munich, Germany: waitresses dance on tables in a beer tent on the final evening of the Oktoberfest beer festival Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP

Johannesburg, South Africa: garden birds at a feeder in a garden Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP