24 hours in pictures

Yazoo City, USA: Floodwaters from the Yazoo river, one of the tributaries of the Mississippi, inundate crops Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

San Juan, Philippines: A man wears a mask featuring the face of Joseph Estrada, former Philippine president and mayor of San Juan, as residents of a squatter settlement await the arrival of a demolition crew Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Tatul, Bulgaria: A tortoise crosses the road Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan: The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft lands, bearing astronauts returning from more than five months on board the International Space Station Photograph: Bill Ingalls/EPA

Libya: A wounded government soldier lies in the back of a truck after being captured by rebel fighters near the frontline near Misrata Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Joplin, USA: A car drives down a street after a deadly tornado ripped through the Missouri city Photograph: Julie Denesha/Getty Images

Mumbai, India: A disabled man propels himself while sitting on a wheeled plank, a common sight in Indian cities Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Berlin, Germany: A radio-controlled airplane comes in for landing on the runway of the disused Tempelhof airport Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

Sapa, Vietnam: A farmer carries grass to feed water buffalo Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Kommetjie, South Africa: High winds churn up rough seas to produce sea foam, washed up on the beach Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Leipzig, Germany: A crust of bread forms a makeshift necklace for a pigeon Photograph: Jan Woitas/EPA

Jenin, West Bank: Palestinians take part in a ceremony to commemorate the assassination of Arab-Jewish actor and theatre director Juliano Mer-Khamis at the Freedom theatre. The 52-year-old director was shot dead by a gunman in April Photograph: Saif Dahlah/AFP/Getty Images

Oakland, USA: Radio and television preacher Harold Camping prepares for a taping of his show Open Forum. Camping had predicted the end of the world on Saturday, 21 May 2011 Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP