Best pictures from May 27
A man holding a Romanian flag stands on a record breaking version of the flag, on the Clinceni Airfield, south of Bucharest, Romania, Monday, May 27, 2013. Romania entered the Guinness Book of records after it unveiled the largest flag ever made. It took about 200 people several hours Monday to unfurl a five-ton flag of Romania which organizers said measured 349.4 meters by 226.9 meters, about three times the size of a football pitch.Vadim Ghirda/The Associated Press
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City May 27, 2013. More than 70 people were killed in a wave of bombings in markets in Shi'ite neighbourhoods across Baghdad on Monday in worsening sectarian violence in Iraq.THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters
Boys jump into a canal during a hot day in New Delhi May 27, 2013. India's monsoon rains may arrive on the southern Kerala coast around June 3, a late debut that will raise fears any revival for drought-hit tracts of southern and western farmland could be delayed.ANINDITO MUKHERJEE/Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays floral tribute at the memorial of Jawaharlal Nehru on his 49th death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2013.Manish Swarup/The Associated Press
A laborer works at a road construction site as rain clouds fill the sky in Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, May 27, 2013. The monsoon rains, crucial for Indiaís agriculture, are expected to set over southernmost Kerala state by June 3, according to the Indian meteorological department.Biswaranjan Rout/The Associated Press
A couple on a bench enjoys the warm and sunny spring weather on the bank of river Rhine close to furnace towers in Duisburg, Germany, Monday, May 27, 2013. Weather in Germany is predicted to get warmer and more spring like as it was in the past weeks.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press
Israeli soldiers take part in a drill in the Golan Heights May 27, 2013. A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally.RONEN ZVULUN/Reuters
Government employees are hit by dyed water from a cannon used by Indian police to disperse them in Srinagar May 27, 2013. Indian police on Monday used a water cannon to disperse hundreds of government employees while detaining dozens as the employees attempted to reach the civil secretariat, which houses the office of Kashmir's chief minister and his colleagues, to demand a greater regularization of temporary jobs and a hike in salary, according to protesters.DANISH ISMAIL/Reuters
Gael Monfils of France eyes the ball during his men's singles match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 27, 2013.VINCENT KESSLER/Reuters
An elderly Indian widow performs morning rituals at the non-governmental organization Sulabh International in Varanasi, India, Monday, May 27, 2013. In India, being a widow remains one of the worst stigmas. When her husband dies, the widow often becomes a pariah, excluded from family gatherings for fear the mere fall of her shadow will bring bad luck and tragedy.Rajesh Kumar Singh/The Associated Press
Damage on the Royal Caribbean ship Grandeur of the Seas is pictured as the ship is docked in Freeport May 27, 2013. A fire broke out on the ship's aft mooring deck in the early hours of Monday morning. The fire was extinguished at 0458 ET, and all 2,224 passengers and 796 crew members were safe and accounted for, according to the company.STRINGER/Reuters
Watford's goalkeeper Manuel Almunia fails to stop Crystal Palace's Kevin Phillips (not pictured) from scoring his penalty during their Championship play-off final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London May 27, 2013.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
A young child runs amongst the grave sites during the Houston National Cemetery Memorial Day service Monday, May 27, 2013, in Houston.James Nielsen/The Associated Press
A girl caresses a horse in a park during a celebration marking the 310th anniversary of the city of St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, May 27, 2013.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walks into his City Hall office May 27, 2013.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail