24 hours in pictures

Fargo, North Dakota, USA: A rescue airboat moves down a flooded icy road as the Red river continues to rise Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

Qingchuan, Sichuan province, China: A young boy cries as he sits at the back of the bus taking the first batch of Sichuan earthquake survivors moving out of the makeshift camp to their new homes built for them by the government Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Gothenburg, Sweden: Students in fancy dress sit on a bench to participate in the Earth Hour climate campaign Photograph: Erik Abel/AFP/Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia: A computer keyboard lies covered in mud, inside a house damaged when a dam burst Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Guwahati, India: A leopard growls after it fell into a well while in search of food. The leopard was tranquilised by zoo officials and taken to Guwahati Zoo. This is the second leopard that has been rescued from this populated area within a month Photograph: EPA

Illizi, Algeria: A gendarme on patrol during the election campaign of the Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Montalban, Philippines: Filipinos enjoy the waters coming from a dam in Rizal province. Many Filipinos flock to nearby provinces to enjoy its rivers and resorts to cool down from the heat in the summer season Photograph: Jes Aznar/AFP/Getty Images

Florida, USA: The space shuttle Discovery approaches the landing strip as a fire engine waits at Kennedy Space Centre, completing its 13-day flight to the international space station Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images

Cairns, Australia: Some of the thousands of cane toads caught by residents in a huge cull await euthanasia by freezing Photograph: Brian Cassey/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: A Palestinian boy is seen through a hole in a protest tent in the Silwan neighbourhood, during a demonstration against the demolition of houses. Eighty-eight homes in the neighbourhood are slated for demolition by the Israeli government, which says they were built illegally Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Miami, USA: A model poses at the side of the stage during a performance at the Ultra Music festival Photograph: Steve C. Mitchell/EPA

Smangus, Taiwan: A Taiya aboriginal villager walks through a sustainable bamboo forest Photograph: Chiang Ying-ying/AP

Kadjugama village, Sri Lanka: Three-wheeler taxis for sale line up along the main Kandy highway, waiting for buyers. The economic slow down in Sri Lanka has seen many taxi owners trying to sell their vehicles while the number of buyers has dwindled Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images

Wuxi, China: Volunteers toss rose petals while standing beside Buddhist monks welcoming arrivals for the opening session of the world Buddhist forum Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images