24 hours in pictures : May 11 2007

Official figures showed that Japan's gross domestic product fell by 0.6% in the three months to the end of June, compared with the first quarter of the year when it had grown by 0.8% Photograph: EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN/EPA

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Huge traffic jams line at the Marginal Tiete highway, caused by the convoy transporting Pope Benedict XVI to the Pacaembu stadium to celebrate mass Photograph: MAURICIO LIMA/AFP

Rakitnica , Kosovo: Tonibler Dajaku, an ethnic Albanian boy named after Tony Blair, runs along a path in his village. Photograph: Visar Kryeziu/AP

Catalina Island, USA: A wildfire threatens to encroach on the town of Avalon. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/AP

New Delhi, India: Performers take part in a ceremony at the Mughal-built Red Fort to mark India's 1857 uprising against British rule. Photograph: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A woman queues to collect drinking water from a well at a Buddhist temple. Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Beijing, China: A sculpture entitled 'Village Leader' by Chinese artist Zhang Jianhua stands outside the Da Feng gallery, part of the Dashanzi 798 international art festival which runs until 18 May 2007. Photograph: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: Boys ride their donkeys as they pass by a sign warning of a checkpoint ahead. Photograph: Abdul Khaleq/AP

Washington, USA: The US attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, prepares to give evidence to the House judiciary committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

Mbanga Pongo forest, Cameroon: Cameroonian soldiers and firefighters search for the black box of the Kenya Airways aircraft that crashed, killing all 114 people on board. Photograph: KAMBOU SIA/AFP

Taranna, Australia: Two female Tasmanian Devils, part of a genetic breeding project that aims to save the creature from extinction. Photograph: ANOEK DE GROOT/AFP

London, UK: Japanese graffiti artist Esow adds the finishing touches to his artwork at the StolenSpace. Photograph: Claire Greenway/Getty

Berlin, Germany: Demonstrators protest against police raids on some 40 sites linked to left-wing militants plotting to hold violent protests during the G8 summit in June. Photograph: NIGEL TREBLIN/AFP

Levasy, USA: A road sign states the obvious after the Missouri river burst its banks. Photograph: LARRY W. SMITH/EPA

Rothley, UK: Yellow ribbons left in the town's market square for Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old girl who has disappeared while on holiday with her parents in Portugal. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA