Best pictures from May 2
A 16.5-meter(650-inch)-high giant Rubber Duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is towed along Hong Kong's Victoria Habour Thursday, May 2, 2013. Since 2007 the Rubber Duck has traveled to various cites including Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam.Vincent Yu/The Associated Press
A worker washes a horse named Stylish D'Oro after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Louisville, Ky.David Goldman/The Associated Press
An Afghan border policeman prepares ammunition at a check post at the Goshta district of Nangarhar province, where Afghanistan shares borders with Pakistan, May 2, 2013. An Afghan border policeman was killed and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire along the border late on Wednesday, officials from both countries said, in a clash likely to unsettle already troubled ties between the neighbours.PARWIZ/Reuters
Mike Gregg trudges through the snow to walk his dog, Jake, in Austin, Minn., Thursday morning, May 2, 2013. Heavy, wet snow slowed down driving and all-around travel, abruptly interrupting spring. Winter made a return appearance in southeastern Minnesota where residents are digging out of more than a foot of new snow.Eric Johnson/The Associated Press
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Munenori Kawasaki, right, forces out Boston Red Sox first baseman Mike Carp, bottom, at second base then turns the double play over to first base to out Red Sox catcher David Ross during fourth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Thursday, May 2, 2013.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Pedestrians are seen in front of the setting sun in Beijing May 2, 2013.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters
Ernie Legassey (L) and Casey Daigle return to their car after their camping trip was cut short due to a wildfire burning towards Point Mugu at the Pacific Ocean on Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County May 2, 2013. A wind-driven brush fire raging northwest of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes and a university campus on Thursday as flames engulfed several farm buildings and recreational vehicles at the fringe of threatened neighborhoods.PATRICK T. FALLON/Reuters
Members of Malaysia's opposition party, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), perform a special prayer during a campaign for the upcoming general elections inside a stadium at Kota Bahru early May 3, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalitionís 56-year grip on power in Southeast Asiaís third-largest economy.STRINGER/MALAYSIA/Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Grand Gala Concert at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, May 2, 2013.POOL/Reuters
New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) comes around for the puck after colliding with Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, in the first period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington.Alex Brandon/The Associated Press