24 hours in pictures

Hamburg, Germany: Students throw their hats after a graduation ceremony at the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

Athens, Greece: A protester runs from riot police during a general strike. Greece's two main trade unions held the 24-hour strike to protest against a new austerity package, which the country's EU and IMF creditors have said is necessary for Athens to receive the next instalment from its rescue loan Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Guatemala City, Guatemala: A boy waits to sell pumpkins at "La Terminal", a food market. The market is one of the largest trading centers of the city, with more than 4,500 vendors Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Tbilisi, Georgia: A demonstrator whistles during a protest over the prison abuse scandal. A demonstration follows a series of rallies last week, which were triggered by graphic videos showing prison guards brutally beating inmates and raping them with truncheons and broom handles Photograph: Shakh Aivazov/AP

Savichi, Belaruss: An emergency ministry worker walks on barrels of pesticide at a burial site. About 640 tonnes of pesticides, including DDT, were extracted from the ground owing to pollution issues Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Allepo, Syria: A rebel fighter of al-Ansar brigade patrols the street Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Tewkesbury, UK: the fields surrounding Tewkesbury abbey are flooded following countrywide storms Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA

Hajvazi, Bosnia: Workers from the Bosnia-Herzegovina Missing Persons Institute inspect human remains at a mass grave along with members of the International Commission on Missing Persons. Forensic experts have found 10 bodies as they began to excavate a mass grave where Muslim Bosnians killed during the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 are believed to have been hidden Photograph: Amel Emric/AP

Paris, France: A model presents a creation by Felipe Oliveira Baptista during the spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear show Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

Mbao, Senegal: A man prays in front of 140 unmarked graves of victims of the 2002 Joola ferry disaster on the 10th anniversary of the sinking Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Rome, Italy: Visitors look at A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal during the media preview of the exhibition of Vermeer - The golden century of the Dutch art at the Scuderie del Quirinale Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A girl stands next to the idol of Swet Bhairab during the Indra Jatra festival. The annual festival, named after the god of rain and heaven, marks the end of monsoon season Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Kansas, US: A goose takes a drink in a park in Salina Photograph: Tom Dorsey/AP

Caracas, Venezuela: A worker is partially submerged as he tries to repair a broken pipe. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Kuala Lumpur, Malysia: Luke Miller, a base jumper from Australia, leaps from the top of the Kuala Lumpur tower during the International Tower Jump. Almost 100 professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Paris: France: A visitor looks at cars at the Paris Mondial de l'automobile. The motor show opens its doors to the public on 29 September Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters