24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: policemen stand guard in Tiananmen Square as security is tightened for the opening of the Chinese Communist party's congress Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Karachi, Pakistan: fishermen pull in their catch on Clifton beach Photograph: Athar Hussain/Reuters

Edinburgh, UK: crosses in the new Garden of Remembrance in Princes Street Gardens Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

New York, US: a woman ladles her food at a makeshift soup kitchen in a parking lot in Queens Photograph: Craig Ruttle/AP

Jammu, India: a woman paints a dried clay lamp. Earthen lamps are sold in large numbers during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, which takes place this year on 13 November Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: a man works on a construction site Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: a man carries earthen lamps for sale Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

East Sussex, UK: costumed participants hold burning torches on Bonfire night in Lewes Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters

Lisbon, Portugal: a girl watches a light installation by LIKEarchitects in the Belem cultural centre Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

London, UK: supporters of the hacking collective Anonymous wear masks in Trafalgar Square before the start of a protest march towards the Houses of Parliament Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

New York, US: the sun sets behind an American flag at the scene of house fires that broke out in the Breezy Point neighbourhood during hurricane Sandy Photograph: Rex Features/KeystoneUSA-ZUMA

Shaoxing, China: a worker at a brewery in eastern China's Zhejiang province prepares crocks used to store yellow rice wine Photograph: Xu Yu/Xinhua Press/Corbis