New York, USA: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi stands in Union Square park. The UN general assembly has decided to observe and international day of non-violence each year on October 2, Gandhi's date of birthPhotograph: Shiho Fukada/APAhrbergen, Germany: Water flows into a drain from a flooded street Photograph: NIGEL TREBLIN/AFPRangoon, Burma: Street vendors wait for customers near the Sule Pagoda Photograph: GABRIEL MISTRAL/EPA
Hong Kong, China: Workers of the Haowei toy factory, a Disney supplier based in Shenzhen display the products they make during a visit to highlight their poor working conditionsPhotograph: China Photos/GettyParis, France: British fashion designer John Galliano takes to the catwalk after the presentation of Christian Dior's spring-summer 2008 ready-to-wear collectionPhotograph: Jacques Brinon/APBrazil: An image issued by Compassion in World Farming called 'Pig, Brazil', one of a set that give animal's-eye views of farming around the worldPhotograph: Martin Usbourne/CIWF/PAFalsane, UK: An activist takes part in the last day of a year-long anti-nuclear protest outside the Faslane naval basePhotograph: Danny Lawson/PAJakarta, Indonesia: Passengers board a vessel as they head home to join their families to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr festival Photograph: Bay ISMOYO/AFPHaskanita, Sudan: A injured African Union peacekeeper is evacuated by helicopter from southern Darfur following a rebel attack on his campPhotograph: Stuart Price/AFPKabul, Afghanistan: Passengers board a minibusPhotograph: Musadeq Sadeq/APPyongyang, North Korea: The South Korean president, Roh Moo-Hyun (r), is welcomed by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, on his arrival for the first summit meeting between the two countries since 2000Photograph: STR/AFPNapa, USA: A grape picker takes a break during a night-time harvest at the Artesa wineryPhotograph: Justin Sullivan/GettyCalcutta, India: A local sculptor at workPhotograph: PIYAL ADHIKARY/EPALondon, UK: Jarvis Cocker DJs at an Oxfam store for the launch of Oxjam, the UK's biggest ever music festival which is expected to attract some 300,000 peoplePhotograph: Chris Jackson/GettyGrangemouth, UK: Sunrise over Ineos refineryPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
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