Day in pictures

1 of 9 Indonesian soldiers wave as they leave Aceh province under a peace deal between the government and separatist rebels.

2 of 9 Afghan women shop for clothes at a Kabul market, a day after the country held its first parliamentary elections in 30 years.

3 of 9 A woman hurries past a soldier in Baghdad standing guard by posters advertising the 15 October constitutional referendum.

4 of 9 A mock-up of a bus adorns the giant ferris wheel known as the London Eye, as part of a drive to revive tourism in the capital after deadly bomb attacks this summer.

5 of 9 Policemen look on as construction workers and labourers protest in Dubai over delays in the payment of their wages.

6 of 9 Major European wine-producers are predicted to yield bumper crops this year amid rising concern at declining sales.

7 of 9 Traditional "dozo" hunters join a march in rebel-held territory of Ivory Coast to mark the third anniversary of the start of the conflict.

8 of 9 US Gulf Coast residents who lost everything during Hurricane Katrina are interviewed by Red Cross workers for aid relief.

9 of 9 Frustration shows on the face of world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, after judges disallow her pole vault attempt at an athletics meeting in Japan.