Part of the Rhone Glacier is covered with insulating fabric to prevent it from melting, near Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps. Switzerland's glaciers have shed 2.4 per cent of their volume over the past year, according to monitoring body Glamos, with sand blown in from the Sahara accelerating the summer melt. AFP
Meikysha Wright and fellow US dock workers on strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia. AP
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, centre, leads the applause as outgoing prime minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) leaves his office in Tokyo on his final day as PM. AFP
A local guide walks past moais, or megalithic statues, in the Rano Raraku archaeological area on Easter Island, Chile. The site is managed by the Mau Henua indigenous community. Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a human rights committee of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France, where he gave evidence about the impact of his detention and conviction. Reuters
A quadruped robot marches in a parade celebrating Armed Forces Day in Seongnam, South Korea. AP
Bolivia's national football team players train in La Paz. AFP
Fire and rescue workers stand next to a burnt-out bus that caught fire, causing multiple deaths, on the outskirts of Bangkok. The bus had been carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip. AFP
Members of the Indonesian parliament are sworn in before President Joko Widodo, right, in Jakarta. EPA
Chinese flags displayed on the balconies of an apartment block in Hong Kong to celebrate China's National Day. Getty Images
Best photos of October 1: Wrapping a glacier to China's National Day
