The day in pictures

1 of 12 Indonesians are stunned by the death and damage a flash flood caused in Sumatra.

2 of 12 Iranians mark the 24th anniversary of the storming of the US Embassy, which started a 444-day hostage crisis.

3 of 12 Indian fishermen enjoy freedom as Pakistan releases them after more than a year in custody.

4 of 12 Prince Charles lends a hand on the set of The Rising, a joint Anglo-Indian project filming in India.

5 of 12 Glen Boss delights in victory in the Melbourne Cup, Australia's richest race.

6 of 12 The sky is no limit for South Korea's Black Eagles.

7 of 12 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati has a laugh during a charity modelling event...

8 of 12 ... while some horse racing fans wore nothing but hats for the Melbourne Cup

9 of 12 A camel herder in the Kuwaiti desert returns to his camp before the sunset in time for Iftar - the evening Ramadan meal.

10 of 12 Iraqi street cleaners in Basra throw stones to demand their salaries which have not been paid for two months.

11 of 12 German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer dances in Berlin as he waits for the arrival of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.

12 of 12 A climber puts up a huge poster for the Master and Commander film at the harbour in Hamburg, Germany.