24 hours in pictures

Lausanne, Switzerland: A swan swims past a Circus Knie elephant bathing in Lake Geneva Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Sa'ir, West Bank: Palestinian youths look through a window before a funeral begins Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Cairo, Egypt: A family rides on a motorcycle Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Tarragona, Spain: Members of the Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona fall during the construction of a human tower at the 23rd Tarragona Castells competition Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: Fans of Tunisia's Esperance Sportive de Tunis are detained by Egyptian police during the African champions league semi-final football match against Egyptian club Al-Ahly Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Quito, Ecuador: Soldiers stand guard at Independence square after the recent coup attempt by police officers Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Mr Candy K polishes the Luna Park teeth during 75th anniversary celebrations Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Firefighters struggle to extinguish burning oil tankers after militants attacked a terminal. The tankers were en route to Nato and US troops in Afghanistan Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP

Jamshoro, Pakistan: A displaced woman sits outside her tent at a relief camp for flood victims Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Tokyo, Japan: A man waits at a crossing as a street hawker offers magazines for sale Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP

Pec, Kosovo: Serbs attend the ceremony to enthrone Irinej, the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox church Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Munich, Germany: A man dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes takes a rest from the Oktoberfest beer festival Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images