24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: A roadside banana vendor waits for customers in the Afghan capital Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Beitar Illit, West Bank: Orthodox Jews discuss a myrtle branch, called a Hadas, one of the 'four species' used during prayers in the Jewish holiday of Succot Photograph: Nati Shohat/EPA

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A tango dancer smiles during a street performance Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Mount Kumgang, North Korea: South Korean Kwon Gi-Seok (l) bids farewell to his North Korean cousin Kwon Si-Joong (r) after a reunion between relatives from the divided nation Photograph: Getty Images

Fort Lauderdale, US: A worshipper leans against a painting of Jesus as she says goodbye to the Divine Mercy Haitian Mission during a closing ceremony Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Taytay, Philippines: Evacuees beg for relief goods in an area devastated by tropical storm Ketsana Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Sakhile, South Africa: Residents of the township look at burning barricades during a protest against the slow delivery of basic services Photograph: Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: Police and protestors scuffle over a Tibetan flag during an anti-Chinese protest Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Chapultepec, Mexico: Totonaca natives perform the ritualistic dance of Los Voladores (The Flyers) Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Lalomanu, Samoa: Locals walk among debris following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the area Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: John Biehl, a representative of the Organisation of American States, seen through of window of a gate at the Brazilian embassy, before a meeting with Honduras' ousted president, Manuel Zelaya Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Beijing, China: A military parade on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Tiananmen Square Photograph: Dan Chung