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A worker hangs a banner on a building in central Belgrade, Serbia. Darko Vojinovic/AP
Activists with their faces painted like badgers dance to Brian May's 'The Badger Song' as they take part in a flash-mob protest against a proposed cull of the animals outside Britain's Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs in London. Animal rights activists are going up against the country's cattle farmers in a bid to save Britain's native burrowers. Matt Dunham/AP
Visitors are lifted in two glass gondolas to the top of the Globe Arena in Sweden's capital Stockholm. Together with the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, the Globe Arena, the world's largest spheric building hosts the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from May 3 to 19. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
A woman weeps as she watches unclaimed bodies brought to a cemetery from the garment factory building collapse in preparation for a mass burial in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Several hundred people attended a mass funeral for 18 unidentified workers who died in the building collapse last week last week in the country's worst industrial disaster, killing at least 402 people and injuring 2,500. Ismail Ferdous/AP
Protesters hold Polish national flags as they take part during a May Day demonstration organized by leftist organizations in Warsaw. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
People cover a wooden statue of Saint Domenico with snakes during a procession in Cocullo, central Italy. Every year in May, snakes are placed onto the statue of St. Domenico and the statue is then carried in a procession around the town. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Riot police walk through a cloud of tear gas as they clash with May Day protesters trying to break through barricades to reach the city's main square in central Istanbul, Turkey. Riot police clashed with thousands of May Day protesters, firing water cannons and tear gas at crowds. Murad Sezer/Reuters
A farm worker attends a labor day march in downtown Asuncion, Paraguay. Jorge Saenz/AP
Dan Hopkins, rides his way to work during the Wednesday morning snow in Boulder, Colorado. After a warm weekend snow is falling in Colorado. Paul Aiken/The Daily Camera/AP
Two Roman snails (Helix Pomatia) interact in a garden on a sunny spring day in Vienna. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
After midnight, Briceson Ducharme (2nd l.) sits with his partner Aaron Buck (center r.) as they await their turn for a civil union vows ceremony, along with friend Errin Baumgartner (l.) who came in support, at the Webb Municipal Building in Denver. The Colorado General Assembly passed the Colorado Civil Union Act, providing same-sex couples with legal protections and responsibilities. The act went into effect today. Brennan Linsley/AP
A Chinese cosplay enthusiast dressed as a cartoon character poses for a visitor during the China Joy Animation and Comics Fair in Beijing, China. Cosplay, from the term costume play, involves participants dressing up as their favorite animated characters. Andy Wong/AP
Workers march during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tatan Syuflana/AP
A rock musician performs in front of a cheering audience during the Sound Central music festival in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Mt. Fuji is seen from Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan. The Agency for Cultural Affairs issued a notice saying it had received notification that Mt. Fuji was recommended for World Heritage status by the International Council on Monuments and Sites, a body affiliated with UNESCO. Kyodo News/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/01
In Pictures: Goodbye UK! Scotland's bid for independence
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/30
In Pictures: The kings and queens of modern monarchies
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/29
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/28
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/27
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/26
The Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill spells out the terms where women could obtain abortions, which are currently illegal. Ireland's prime minister vows it will be law by summer.
It came half a day late, but late last night the Irish government finally published the "heads of bill" outlining its proposed abortion legislation – though it did little to stem arguments about the legality and morality of abortion in Ireland, where the practice has been outlawed.
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