24 hours in pictures : October 19 2007

Schliersee, Germany: Cars drive along a snowy and iced street connecting Spitzingsattel and Lake Spitzingsee. Photograph: Peter Kneffel/EPA

London, UK: Poeple walk their dogs near autumnal trees at Primrose Hill. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Weimar, Germany: The study centre of the Duchess Anna Amalia library. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty

Kowaliga, USA: Low water levels at Lake Martin prevent boats from being tied up at Kowaliga marina. A severe drought has left piers high and dry and many marinas unable to launch boats. Photograph: Dave Martin/Getty

Liverpool, UK: A man walks over a piece of wood called Untitled (Threshold Sculpture) 2007, by Nathan Coley, at the Turner prize press day at the Tate art gallery. Liverpool is hosting the Turner prize this year in honour of its status as European capital of culture for 2008. Photograph: Dave Thompson)/AP

Karachi, Pakistan: A young boy receives treatment after an apparent suicide car bomb blast near a vehicle carrying the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she returned from exile. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Buenos Aires, Argentina: A child eats a pear from a box of fruit that had been thrown out and collected by her mother at the central vegetable and fruit market. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Paris, France: State workers demonstrate during a 24-hour strike against the government's plans to reform historic pensions privileges. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP

Liverpool, UK: Figures from Anthony Gormley's art installation Another Place stand in front of the turbines of the new Burbo Bank offshore wind farm in the mouth of the River Mersey after their official inaugaration today. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Vicalvaro, Spain: Residents of the Canada Real Galiana shanty town march to the town hall of Vicalvaro to lodge a complaint against a court's decision to allow their makeshift houses to be demolished. Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP

Matagalpa, Nicaragua: A man surveys the damage caused to his house after heavy rains. Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

London, UK: Donatella Versace and Iggy Pop arrives at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

Tokyo, Japan: Members of the SKD dancing troupe STAS pray in front of the Kaminarimon (or Thunder) Gate at the Sensoji temple in the Asakusa shopping and tourist district. The event was held to promote a show marking the 15th anniversary of the troupe's foundation. Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Paris, France: An artwork formed of a giant chandelier in a 60s Citroen van, by the French artist Claude Leveque, in Les Tuileries gardens as part of an art fair. Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP