24 hours in pictures

Badin, Sindh province, Pakistan: A man walks his buffalo along a narrow path surrounded by flooded fields Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Beijing, China: A Rouli ball enthusiast dressed as Ji Gong, a folk hero beggar monk, performs in a park. The game involves catching a ball with a racket using Tai Chi moves Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Jerusalem: An employee removes notes, messages and prayers addressed to God and left inside the city's Western Wall
Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Manaus, Brazil: A player belonging to amateur football team Amigos do Leao wears underwear after lending his uniform to a team mate Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca: Inmates watch from inside their cells as an actor dressed as a devil holds a firecracker during a performance to commemorate La Merce, the patron saint of prisons Photograph: Enrique Calvo/Reuters

Qusra, West Bank: A Palestinian woman inside a bus watches mourners waiting for the funeral procession of a Palestinian farmer
Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Freiburg, Germany: Pilgrims walk to a mass with the pope Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP

Singapore: Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia races during the third practice session for the Singapore F1 grand prix at the Marina Bay street circuit Photograph: Timothy Sim/Reuters

Paris, France: Greenpeace activists gather to form the shape of a wind turbine on the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel tower
Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Billingshurst, England: A competitor's mower is restarted at the side of the track during a 12-hour lawnmower endurance race
Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Munich, Germany: Visitors at the 178th Oktoberfest fly high on a spinning carousel Photograph: Felix Hoerhager/EPA

Cape Town, South Africa: Runners cool off after the Cape Town marathon Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Tripoli, Libya: A plume of smoke rises over the harbour from a military warehouse belonging to forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP

Mahachai, Thailand: Migrant workers from Burma work on a fishing boat at a port near Bangkok Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters