2014-05-01 Photo gallery

A book used on the court of Austrian Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I are displayed in the Austrian auction house Dorotheum in Vienna April 28, 2014. The emperor's personal items commanded higher-than-estimated prices at the auction at Austria's Doro...

Paintings used on the court of Austrian Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I are displayed in the Austrian auction house Dorotheum in Vienna April 28, 2014. The emperor's personal items commanded higher-than-estimated prices at the auction at Austria's D...

Fireworks explode around the medieval Fort St Angelo in Valletta's Grand Harbour, as Malta celebrates the 10th anniversary of its accession to the European Union early May 1, 2014. Malta and nine other mostly East European countries joined the EU at ...

Fire-fighters walk through a charred landscape at a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Ana winds in Rancho Cucamonga, California, April 30, 2014. The wind-driven brush fire burning out of control in the drought-parched Southern California wildland on We...

Larry Loving tosses a board on a tarp that covers some of his possessions in front of his destroyed home in Vilonia, Arkansas April 30, 2014. The worst floods in decades deluged roads and engulfed homes and cars in Florida's Panhandle and coastal Ala...

A flood-damaged vehicle sits next to a road after flash flooding in the Cordova Park neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. The worst floods in decades deluged roads and engulfed homes and cars in Florida's Panhandle and coastal Alabama ...

A rotting blue whale lies in shallow water after washing ashore in Trout River, Newfoundland, April 30, 2014, in this handout courtesy of NTV News. The 81-foot (25m) whale has been attracting curious visitors but local officials are still unsure how ...

An injured is shifted to a hospital after explosions in the two coaches of a train in Chennai,  PTI

Blood lies splattered as bomb squad personnel inspect a train that was ripped by two blasts at the railway station in Chennai, PTI

Indian fishermen prepare their nets on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, AP

A laborer works at a brick factory on the outskirts of Jammu on Labour Day, PTI

Two labourers pose with a sand basket on the occasion of May Day at river bank of Yamuna, Allahabad, PTI

A worker carries salt before loading it onto a supply truck at a salt pan on the eve of May Day, Chennai, Reuters 

Bollywood Actors Farhan Akhter and Juhi Chawala during the Dada Saheb Phalke award event in Mumbai, PTI

Bollywood actors Imran Khan and Celina Jaitly during the launch of a United Nations music video for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in Mumbai, PTI 

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi, PTI

Irfan Pathan of Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrates with his team mates after they won the IPL 7 match agaianst Mumbai Indians in Dubai, PTI

Spotted deers feed at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati, PTI

A leopard cub that was found in a village in Moradabad, PTI

Moradabad: A leopard climbs a tree as it strays in a village in Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. PTI Photo

India's Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in New Delhi May 1, 2014. If India's ruling Congress party is pushed into opposition after a general election, it would give its backing to a major...

Amethi: Priyanka Vadra breaks away from her SPG cordon to meet people in a village in Amethi to campaign for her brother Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Kochi: Trade Unions members take part in a rally to mark Labour Day in Kochi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Ooty: A tree uproots and falls on a vehicle in a storm in Ooty on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Ranchi : Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni with team mates during a practice session at JSCA International cricket stadium in Ranchi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Chennai: Experts carry out inspection after a train was ripped by two blasts at the railway station in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar

Chennai: An injured passenger being shifted to a hospital after explosion in the two coaches of a train in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar

Chennai: Police cordon off the spot near a train that was ripped by two blasts at the Chennai Central railway station on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar 

Amethi: Priyanka Vadra at a village during her election campaign for her brother and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav 

Amethi: Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses an election rally in Amethi on Thursday. PTI Photo (

Tirupati : BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu being garlanded by TDP leaders during their visit to Lord Vaayulingeswara temple in Sri Kalahasti, 40 km from Tirupati on Thursday. PTI Photo

Allahabad : Grandson of Lal Bahadur Shastri and AAP candidate for Allahabad seat Aadarsh Shastri showing an introductory document on him along with party leaders during a press conference in Allahabad on Thursday. PTI Photo