Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 16

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 16, 2011. Endeavour carries a crew of six astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. [Photo/Agencies]

Confiscated guns are pictured at the German Federal Police (BKA) headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, May 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]