24 hours in pictures: September 24 2007

Munich, Germany: A merry-go-round at Theresienwiese fairground after the official opening of this year's Oktoberfest beer festival on Saturday Photograph: OLIVER LANG/AFP

New Delhi, India: Wrestlers practising Photograph: Christophe ARCHAMBAULT/AFP

Nasia, Ghana: A sign pokes out of the water in the north of the country after the Volta Blanc river overflowed owing to heavy rains Photograph: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP

Los Angeles, US: A visitor relaxes in a car parking space transformed into a temporary public garden on the first Park(ing) Day LA Photograph: ROBYN BECK/AFP

London, UK: Traders in the pit at the London Metal Exchange Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP

Surrey, UK: A cow on a farm. Forty cattle have been slaughtered on nearby Beaumont College farm after the fourth UK outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed there Photograph: DANIEL HAMBURY/EPA

Athens, Greece: The French team performs with the rope during the final of the 28th rythmic gymnastics world championship Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

Fayetteville, US: Football fans watch a B-2 bomber Photograph: Danny Johnston/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man makes tandoor ovens at his shop Photograph: SHAH Marai /AFP

Riga, Latvia: Dona Sphinx cats at the international Pet Ekspo 2007 Photograph: ANDREJS STROKINS/EPA

Chongqing, China: A boy sits at a Wal-Mart supermarket. The US toy manufacturer Mattel apologised to China on Friday over recent product recalls, saying that in most cases the items had been defective because of errors in its own designs rather than problems at the manufacturing stage Photograph: China photos/Getty

Madrid, Spain: The final stage of the Tour of Spain Photograph: JOSE LUIS ROCA/AFP

Rangoon, Burma: Buddhist monks take part in a peaceful protest against the military junta Photograph: STR/EPA

Jerusalem, Israel: An Israeli police officer stands guard at one of the entrances of the al-Aqsa mosque compound Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Milan, Italy: A model takes to the catwalk during fashion week Photograph: CRISTIAN CASTELNUOVO/EPA