Best pictures from May 1
Zoltan Veres of Hungary flies with his MXS airplane under Budapest's Chain Bridge during an air show, May 1, 2014.LASZLO BALOGH/Reuters
A Pakistani worker fixes steel for a construction of a bridge in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Nation-wide rallies have been organized in Pakistan to mark May Day. Participants of the rallies demanded implementation of labor laws and better wages.B.K. Bangash/The Associated Press
A view shows the Planalto Palace designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia April 2, 2014. The futuristic capital city built from scratch on savannah ranch land in the middle of nowhere was meant to open up the interior of Brazil and symbolize its rise as an economic power. Fifty-five years later, Brasilia's modern buildings designed by famed architect Oscar Niemeyer and laid out by urban planner Lucio Costa are still imposing, an open-air museum on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Brasilia will host seven games during the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament.UESLEI MARCELINO/Reuters
Worshippers attend the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) community in the Planaltina neighborhood of Brasilia, May 1, 2014. The Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of Dawn) is a Christian Spiritualistic doctrine founded by the spiritualist visionary known as Tia Neiva (Aunt Neiva) in 1958 in Brazil's Federal District. Today, the community has approximately 30,000 people who live in the surroundings of the temple, with more than 400 temples in Brazil as well as in Japan, Bolivia, United States and Europe, and more than 300,000 mediums worldwide, according to the organizers.UESLEI MARCELINO/Reuters
A Black-capped Chickadee lands with a load of food at it's new home in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, May 1, 2014. The Chickadee nest for 12-14 days and will hide seeds and other food items to eat later.Orlin Wagner/The Associated Press
Tourists take a 'selfie' picture as demonstrators burn a trash container during a May Day rally in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Tens of thousands of workers marked May Day in European cities with a mix of anger and gloom over austerity measures imposed by leaders trying to contain the eurozone's intractable debt crisis.Manu Fernandez/The Associated Press
Residents survey the damaged road in their Cordova Park neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, May 1, 2014. The remnants of the storm that dumped up to 11 inches (28 cm) of rain in the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday had moved into the Atlantic Ocean by early Thursday, said Dan Petersen, a National Weather Service meteorologist.MICHAEL SPOONEYBARGER/Reuters
Bryan Jackson plays with his dog, "Say Baby" on Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 1, 2014.Steve Gooch/The Associated Press
Tourists visit at an upside-down house at Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai, May 1, 2014. The upside-down house was built as a tourist attraction using everyday household items and furniture.ALY SONG/Reuters
A tourist jumps inside an upside-down house at Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai, May 1, 2014. The upside-down house was built as a tourist attraction using everyday household items and furniture.ALY SONG/Reuters
A pro-Russian protester negotiates with police beneath riot gear outside an office that was later seized in Donetsk, Ukraine, May 1, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday that Ukraine must remove its military from the southeastern region of the country to resolve the showdown there with pro-Russian militants, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.SERGEY PONOMAREV/The New York Times