The National View’s photo editors pick the best of the day from around the world
Updated: May 01, 2014, 12:00 AM
Best photography from around the world May 1: May Day
A Turkish protester wearing a gas mask stands amid a fog of tear gas that was fired by riot police to disperse a May Day rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul Turkish police used water canon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations in the Square. Bulent Kilic / AFP Photo
Russian Communist Party activists parade in central Moscow during their traditional May Day rally. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP Photo
Twelve-year-old Palestinian boy Aref Moresh, who sells biscuit on the streets, poses for a photograph on a motorcycle in Gaza City. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
Police officers form a barrier blocking a main road as croupiers and casino employees march on the street to demand better working condition and against migrant workers from mainland China and other countries, during International Labour Day in Macau. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
Supporters of the Lebanese Communist party perform a traditional dance as they take part in a May Day rally in Beirut. Anwar Amro / AFP Photo
Riot police take up position during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies. Serkan Senturk / Reuters
Anti-riot policemen clash with demonstrators in Turin during one of several rallies against unemployment and austerity in Italy for May Day. Marco Bertorello / AFP Photo
Participants wave communist flags near a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin during an International Worker's Day parade in Donetsk, east Ukraine. Marko Djurica / Reuters
A Greek protester shouts slogans during a demonstration marking May Day in Athens. Aris Messinis / AFP Photo