24 hours in pictures: October 25

London, England: Protesters wearing masks depicting the democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy against China's support for the Burmese military regime Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty

Xichang, China: A rocket carrying China's first lunar probe blasts off. The probe is the first stage of a three-part survey of the moon Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Barcelona, Spain: A gallery visitor looks at Multiplication of Arcs, by the French artist Yves Tanguay, on show as part of a retrospective at the Catalonian National art museum Photograph: Andreu Dalmau/EPA

Ramallah, West Bank: A woman walks past a poster advertising a bodybuilding competition Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Pennsylvania, USA: A competitor watches fellow paintball players as they re-enact the second world war battle of Berlin Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty

Karachi, Pakistan: A portrait of Benazir Bhutto hangs on the wall of a Karachi slum Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

Chonburi, Thailand: A man takes part in a pole-climbing competition, part of the annual water buffalo race held every year before rice is harvested Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Volovshchina, Belarus: A special forces soldier negotiates an obstacle course during training Photograph: Stringer/AP

San Diego, California: Tents for people evacuated because of wildfires line the outer hallways of the Qualcomm stadium Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty

Athens, Greece: A model wears an outfit by the fashion designer John Varvatos during Greek fashion week Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

Jakarata, Indonesia: Panasonic employees protest outside the Japanese embassy at plans to shut down the factories in which they work Photograph: Jurnasyanto Sukarno/EPA

Taipei, Taiwan: A visitor looks at a peach stone carving, part of an exhibition at Taiwan's natural history museum Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP

Minsk, Russia: A caretaker turns back a clock by one hour in the town centre at the end of daylight saving time Photograph: Alexey Gromov/AFP

Mount Gerizim, West Bank: A Samaritan priest takes part in a pilgrimage to his religion's holiest site Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Iraq: An undated handout photograph shows Turkish soldiers after being captured by guerilla fighters Photograph: Firat News Agency/EPA