24 hours in pictures

Brasilia, Brazil: A tree trunk in the national reserve after a wildfire passed through the area Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Thrissur, India: Men wait to perform at the annual Tiger Dance Photograph: AP

Bani Walid, Libya: A woman is seen through a car window as she flees the besieged city Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Nairobi, Kenya: Joseph Mwangi sits in grief and despair after discovering the remains of two of his children, killed in an explosion after a fuel pipe developed a leak Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Shanghai, China: The moon appears over the Oriental Pearl TV tower in the financial area of Pudong as residents celebrate the moon festival Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

New York, US: A woman looks at the South Pool at the World Trade Centre memorial plaza Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters

Kuschamond, Afghanistan: US army soldiers on patrol near Forward Operating Base Kuschamond in Paktika provinc Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Tripoli, Libya: People watch the fireworks as the National Transitional Council leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, arrives at a celebration rally at Martyrs' square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Golarchi, Pakistan: Soldiers evacuate villagers after heavy monsoon rain caused floods Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

Minamisoma, Japan: Workers in the exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant undergo screening for possible radiation contamination Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images

Pochuta, Guatemala: A boy carries a chair as the city's main administrative building is looted after violence mars presidential elections Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

An-Nabi Samwil, West Bank: Two Orthodox Jewish men read religious texts inside the small synagogue at the Tomb of the Prophet Samuel Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA