24 hours in pictures

Dewsbury, England: The family home of abducted schoolgirl Shannon Matthews lies empty and boarded up with steel shutters Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Guatemala City, Guatemala: A woman looks out from a public bus Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Augusta, US: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia makes his way towards the 10th hole with his caddy Allistair Matheson during practice for the 2008 Masters golf tournament Photograph: David J. Phillip/AP

London, England: London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson takes a phone call from a voter during a campaign walk through a subway in Gant's Hill Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Mumbai, India: A worker stitches bags at a salt pan Photograph: Stringer/EPA

Kathmandu, Nepal: Voters queue to cast their ballots in today's national elections Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP

Bogota, Colombia: A police officer looks at bricks with the names of the victims of violence written on them at Bolivar square Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP

The next scourge to afflict the global economy after soaring oil and food prices will be a surge in the cost of water brought on by growing scarcity, one of the world's biggest companies, General Electric, warned. Read the article Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP

Singapore: Workers clean the dome of the Esplanade theatre Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP

Manchester, England: Swimmers warm up before the start of the morning session at the World Short Course Swimming Championships Photograph: Jon Super/Getty

Urumqi, China: An all female special police unit are seen during a drill Photograph: Stringer/AFP