Week in pictures: 20-26 Sept

A massive bomb blast outside the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killed at least 40 people.

South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation amid claims - which he denied - of political interference in a corruption case against the ANC leader, Jacob Zuma.

Matthew Weiner from the TV show Mad Men holds his awards alongside Tina Fey from the show 30 Rock, who also won a number of awards at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.

A baby in China is treated in hospital after being made ill by milk powder contaminated with an industrial chemical. Four children have died and about 13,000 remain in hospital.

Police found a scene of carnage at a college in Kauhajoki, western Finland, where a student in his early 20s had opened fire with an automatic weapon, killing 10 people.

Gordon Brown delivered what one colleague described as "the speech of his life" at the Labour conference in Manchester, amidst some of the worst poll ratings ever recorded for a British prime minister.

Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly announced she was to step down from the government at the next cabinet reshuffle. The mother-of-four told the Labour conference it was time to put her family first.

Chinese astronauts (l-r) Jing Haipeng, Liu Boming and Zhai Zhigang, prior to the launch of Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, from which one will make the country's first space walk.

The Ferrari crew practises ahead of Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, which will be the first ever Formula One race held at night.

President George W Bush continued to push Congress to agree to a $700bn (£380bn) rescue package to buy mortgage-backed assets from US banks.

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