Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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India Cow Attacks

Shar Banu, 65, grandmother of Reaz Uddin, 18, who was beaten to death by a mob on Sunday night, cries outside her home in Naramari village, about 140 kilometers east of Gauhati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Monday, May 1, 2017. Two Muslim men, including Reaz Uddin, were beaten to death by a mob in northeastern India over allegations of cow theft, the latest in a series of similar attacks across the country, police officials said Monday. Human Rights Watch said in a report last week that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government took office at least 10 Muslims, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in mob attacks in seven separate incidents related to allegations over cows. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

India Cow Attacks

Md Rahman Ali, 41, holds up an identity card of his son Reaz Uddin, 18, who was beaten to death by a mob on Sunday night, outside his home in Naramari village, about 140 kilometers east of Gauhati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Monday, May 1, 2017. Two Muslim men, including Reaz Uddin, were beaten to death by a mob in northeastern India over allegations of cow theft, the latest in a series of similar attacks across the country, police officials said Monday. Human Rights Watch said in a report last week that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government took office at least 10 Muslims, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in mob attacks in seven separate incidents related to allegations over cows. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

France Election

Youths shield behind a banner as Paris police are firing tear gas, during the May Day demonstration, Monday May 1, 2017, in Paris. Scores of hooded youth have thrown Molotov cocktails at security forces who fired back with tear gas during the May Day workers' march in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Mexico May Day

A mask in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump, featuring teeth in the shape of Ku Klux Klan figurines, is paraded by a protester during a Labor Day march in Mexico City, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuela Political Crisis

A demonstrator aims a fire bomb during an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 1, 2017. Venezuelans are taking to the streets in dueling anti- and pro-government May Day demonstrations as an intensifying protest movement enters its second month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

May Day Los Angeles

Thousands of protesters march over the 110 Freeway during a May Day rally Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Bangladesh May Day

Bangladeshi garment workers shout slogans as they participate in a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 1, 2017. Thousands of workers and activists marched during International Workers Day demanding higher wages and better work conditions. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Chile May Day

A rainbow is formed in the mist of a police water cannon as a masked, female protester runs during clashes at a May Day demonstration in Santiago, Chile, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Israel Memorial Day

Esther Moses mourn over her cousin Menahem Frider's grave, during Memorial Day ceremony at Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Monday, May 1, 2017. Israelis came to a two-minute standstill to remember fallen soldiers and victims of terror as the country marked Memorial Day, one of the most somber days on its calendar. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

China May Day

A boy carries a Chinese flag as he walks down the steps of an underpass leading to Tiananmen Square during the May Day holiday in Beijing, Monday, May 1, 2017. Millions of Chinese are taking advantage of the May Day holidays to visit popular tourist sites. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Greece May Day

Protesters shield their face from the sun with newspapers as they sit infront of a billboard in Athens, on Monday, May 1, 2017. Several thousand protesters have gathered outside Greece's parliament as May Day rallies kicked off around the country, and unions braced for more austerity measures imposed by bailout lenders.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Turkey May Day

Police arrest a demonstrator during a May Day protest in Istanbul, Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Istanbul detained more than 70 people who tried to march to iconic Taksim Square in defiance of a ban on holding May Day events there. Workers and activists marked May Day with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions Monday. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Cuba May Day

A soldier carries a life-size cut out of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro during the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Argentina May Day

A man sells cotton candy during a May Day demonstration outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Germany Daily Life

Rain drops are seen on a window as a man and a child drive by on a scooter on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 1, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

China May Day

Visitors are reflected on the protective glass as they watch the ring-tailed lemurs at a zoo on the May Day holiday in Beijing, Monday, May 1, 2017. Millions of Chinese are taking advantage of the May Day holidays to visit popular tourist sites. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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