24 hours in pictures : October 17 2007

Jenin, West Bank: A Palestinian woman climbs a tree as she harvests olives in the village of Qabatiyah Photograph: Mohammed Ballas/AP

Manila, Philippines: A shanty town lines the main road through the Tondo district of the city, while government officials commemorate a UN declaration marking October 17 as the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty nearby Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP

Kabul, Afghanistan: An boy draws water with hand pump as his friend looks on Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Manassas, USA: A young woman wraps herself in the flags of the US and El Salvador during a protest against plans to grant local police officers the right to check peoples' immigration status Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso: A family uses a cart drawn by a donkey to make their way through town Photograph: Kambou Sia/AFP

Skopje, Macedonia: A woman lights a candle next to a picture of the 26-year-old pop star and Unicef goodwill ambassador Tose Proeski, who was killed in a car crash near Zagreb yesterday Photograph: Boris Grdanoski/AP

Harare, Zimbabwe: People walk past an apartment block sprouting satellite TV dishes. The economic meltdown has seen an estimated 4 million Zimbabweans leave the country to seek jobs and opportunities elsewhere Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

Kachanga, Democratic Republic of Congo: Dissident general Laurent Nkunda speaks to journalists at his mountain base as clashes with government troops continue in the east of the country Photograph: Lionel Healing/AFP

Karachi, Pakistan: A billboard welcoming Pakistan's former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, on a roadside near the international airport Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

Washington, USA: The Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain gestures during an interview Photograph: J. David Ake/AP

Nablus, West Bank: Palestinians huddle together as they pass an Israeli army vehicle Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP

Sirnak province, Turkey: Turkish soldiers patrol on a road near the country's border with Iraq Photograph: Kadir Konuksever/AP

Berlin, Germany: Berlin's landmark television tower is illuminated during the city's Festival of Lights Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/AFP

Hong Kong, China: A woman looks at a piece of work by the Chinese artist Qui Zhi Jie Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP

Valencia, Spain: The International Mediterranean Flowers and Plants Fair 2007 Photograph: Biel Alino/EPA