World in pictures: 22 September 2011
![Swiss national election]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/5b/ea76bb97176b5241b5bdf566a1c75/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Swiss national election (REUTERS/Pascal Lauener)")
![Palestinian protest in Brussels]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/a6/9e34764d8d5798551428f7ae09197/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Palestinian protest in Brussels (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir)")
![Clashes on the West Bank]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/92/7a55f98ca48e9529428f12bc4198/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Clashes on the West Bank (REUTERS/Darren Whiteside)")
![Mass funeral in Yemen]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/19/586e111e106ab22b9f3316439f912e/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Mass funeral in Yemen (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)")
![Typhoon travel chaos]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/3a/99a0c4a97fd33a5c2b54f3f885b6/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Typhoon travel chaos (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)")
![Protesters take a nap]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/ef/4637c924adbe42dfe09b512b2cc6/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Protesters take a nap (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)")
![Displaced by floods]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/c5/f4b3cff5c29b16643a70fbb74dc4a1/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Displaced by floods (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)")
![US hikers released]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/23/ff61951433c3a7a5c5d806cf3db3/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "US hikers released (REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani)")
![Troy Davis executed]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/57/bdac5eec362433a19d342d833a/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Troy Davis executed (REUTERS/Tami Chappell)")
Rihanna performs in Brazil
Rihanna performing in Brazil, clashes in the West Bank and Troy Davis supporters all feature in our round-up of striking images from around the globe. See gallery
What? Rihanna performs at the Nilson Nelson Arena in Brasilia as part of the 'Loud' tour.
Where? Brasilia
Want more? See more pictures of Rihanna | The 'Loud' tour
Swiss national election
What? Brochures of Councillor of State Adrian Amstutz for the up-coming Swiss national election. Switzerland will elect a new Parliament on October 23.
Where? Schoenbuehl near Bern
Want more? The Swiss national election | The Swiss political system
Palestinian protest in Brussels
What? Zena, a 6-year-old Belgian-Palestinian girl, waves a Palestinian flag during a protest in central Brussels. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans on Friday to submit an application for full U.N. membership for the state of Palestine based in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the coastal Gaza Strip - lands occupied by Israel in 1967.
Where? Brussels
Want more? Palestine's application for full U.N. membership |The Israeli occupation of 1967
Clashes on the West Bank
What? An undercover Israeli policeman runs after making arrests during clashes that erupted between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers at Qalandiya checkpoint. The clashes erupted after a rally in the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations.
Where? The West Bank
Want more? Latest news from the West Bank |Abbas' bid for statehood recognition
Mass funeral in Yemen
What? Anti-government protesters attend a mass funeral for protesters and defected army soldiers killed in recent clashes with security forces in Sanaa.
Where? Yemen
Want more? Latest news on the Yemen clashes |History of conflict in Yemen
Typhoon travel chaos
What? Passengers wait for the resumption of train service after it was halted by Typhoon Roke. A powerful typhoon struck Japan on Wednesday, pummeling the Tokyo area with heavy rain, disrupting public transportation and leaving four people dead.
Where? Shibuya station in Tokyo
Want more? Typhoon Roke | What causes typhoons?
Protesters take a nap
What? N.Y. police officers receive instructions as they stand near protesters sleeping at Zocatti park, where they are camping out, before demonstrating outside the New York Stock Exchange. Protesters marched to Wall Street on the fourth day of protests as they call for action against big businesses and politics.
Where? New York City
Want more? Protests on Wall Street | The New York Stock Exchange
Displaced by floods
What? Sara, 80, displaced by floods, sits in a class room while taking refuge in a relief camp for flood victims. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people.
Where? Pakistan
Want more? Floods in Pakistan | Pakistan relief efforts
US hikers released
What? Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, US hikers who were held in Iran on charges of espionage, are greeted by their families upon arrival in Muscat after their release from Tehran's Evin prison.
Where? Muscat, Oman
Want more? US hikers released from Iranian prison | See pictures of Tehran
Troy Davis executed
What? Supporters of convicted killer Troy Davis hug and cry after a last minute US Supreme Court appeal was denied at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification prison. Davis was executed by lethal injection this morning.
Where? Jackson, Georgia
Want more? The Troy Davis case | Capital punishment in the US
