24 hours in pictures : October 16 2007

Linum, Germany: Cranes fly over the Linum marshes, a stopover on their migration from the wetlands of Russia, Scandinavia and eastern Europe to Africa and southern Europe for winter

· This picture caption was amended on Wednesday October 17 2007. We said marches instead of marshes. This has been corrected. Photograph: Michael Urban/AFP

Ise, Japan: Women wearing rice straw hats dance during the annual Kannamesai, when offerings from the first rice harvest of the season are made to the sun goddess, Amaterasu Photograph: Kennedy Brown/EPA

Beijing, China: The Chinese national flag flies in Tian'anmen Square as the Communist party conducts its 17th national congress Photograph: Feng Li/Getty

Mexico City, Mexico: Clown 'Manolina' puts on false eyelashes at the annual International Convention of Clowns Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A newborn baby at the Malalai Maternity hospital. According to UNICEF, one in nine Afghan women die during or shortly after pregnancy in Afghanistan, one of the highest rates in the world Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Refugees wait for the arrival of government officials at their camp. The UNHCR estimates that 300,000 people have been displaced in the country this year Photograph: Lionel healing/AFP

Manila, Philippines: Workers hang mobile phone advertisements on lamp posts Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Denver, USA: Colorado Rockies fans celebrate a three-run home run by their team in the National League Championship baseball series Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Santiago, Chile: Mapuche tribespeople raise their 'chuecas' or wooden rods during a march to demand government policies to protect their communities Photograph: Claudio Reyes/EPA

Geneva, Switzerland: Construction workers wearing caps bearing the word 'strike' gather for the start of a demonstration Photograph: AFP

Diwaniyah, Iraq: Um Aeid mourns for her three sons, one of whom was killed and the other two injured in a mortar attack Photograph: Alaa al-Marjani/AP

Santa Clarita, USA: Engineers mark core samples to be sent for testing from the scene of a fatal truck crash inside a tunnel Photograph: Al Seib/AP

Culver City. USA: Lydia Hearst takes to the catwalk during the Heatherette Spring 2008 show at the Mercedes Benz fashion week Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP

Phuket, Thailand: Firecrackers explode over a Chinese religious icon as devotees carry it in a procession that forms part of a vegetarian festival Photograph: David Longstreath/AP

Paris, France: A homeless child stands on Rue du Quatre-Septembre during a demonstration by homeless people Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP

Celebes Sea, Philippines: A juvenile boxfish, which is about 1cm long Photograph: Michael Aw/AP

Xiapu County, China: A worker on a laver, or red seaweed, farm. Xiapu County has about 196 islands and its coastline is a production base of kelp, oysters and laver Photograph: China Photos/Getty