24 hours in pictures

Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray at the Western Wall Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Awantipora, India: A Kashmiri farmer carries a bale of rice straw during the harvest Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Scoopt/Getty

Xian, China: A special opera performance to celebrate China's National Day which falls on October 1 Photograph: AFP

Chengdu, China: Visitors view building models at the 32nd Chengdu Real Estate Trade Fair Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims perform the early morning Eid al-Fitr prayers at the al-Haram Grand Mosque Photograph: AFP

Sofia, Bulgaria: Dancers rehearse Romeo and Juliet ahead of their forthcoming performance at Sofia Dance Week Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

London, UK: Workers walk towards the City Of London financial district. Financial turmoil continues to hang over London's City workers as the world economic crisis continues Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Passengers inside the carriage of an overcrowded train bound for the south of the country Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

Jerusalem: Israeli border police patrol as Palestinian children play with toy guns received as presents for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP

Siliguri, India: Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for their turn to perform during a fancy dress competition ahead of his 139th birth anniversary Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Paris, France: Models at Martin Margiela's spring/summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection show Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP

Tuesday: Markets then rebounded on rising hopes for a solution by the end of the week - George Bush assured the public that the law will be passed despite rebellion in Congress Photograph: Scot Olson/Getty

Kisokon village, Nairobi: Maasai women rest during Emayian o nkituaak (blessing of women), a rare fertility ceremony Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: 77,000 cups are placed in front of the Brandenburg Gate by German TV production The Human Footprint to illustrate how many cups of coffee the average German drinks during his lifetime Photograph: Herbert Knosowski/AP