May Day News

A sea of marchers head southbound on Las Vegas Boulevard during a May Day rally and march for comprehensive immigration reform in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

It is unlikely Shernold School's decision to move it's May Day celebration to June will catch on, but it certainly helped beat the inclement weather this year.

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane speaks during a May Day rally by his Party for Justice and Development , in Casablanca May 1, 2013.

It's a congested, sprawling transport hub surrounded by 1950s architecture and predominantly used by commuters or tourists to cross the city of Istanbul.

French far-left activists, their arms raised, gather around close to the place where Clement Meric, 19, was attacked, Thursday, June 6, 2013.

It's a congested, sprawling transport hub surrounded by 1950s architecture and predominantly used by commuters or tourists to cross the city of Istanbul.

It seems areas of our region just can't agree on the weather, with parts sizzling while others are inundated with rain.

Turks have many reasons to take to the streets, and the anger and resentment that is fueling the country's ongoing protests has many sources.

Ling xiu, the word "leader" in Chinese, is the second word in Hua Yu's book "China in 10 Words," which uses 10 Chinese words as the jumping off point for personal stories to help explain China, and which I'm using as a jumping off point to grow my understanding of China.

Under Scrutiny:Public holidays and the economy 5/27/2013 By Stephen Alleyne Last Monday Barbadians celebrated Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, the seventh public holiday so far this year.

Fashion victims: Women protesters shout slogans calling for better working conditions for garment workers during a May Day rally on May 1 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a May Day rally in Caracas May 1, 2013.

"We should send your sister a Mothers Day card." "No, we shouldn't." "Why not? She's a mother now?" "Yes, but she's my sister, and your sister-in-law, she's not our mother." "But it's Mothers Day." "No it's Mother's Day, notice the apostrophe when I say it." "What does it matter?" "Because Mother's Day is meant to celebrate your own singularly ... (more)

Tristan Sturrock in "Mayday Mayday," a story about Sturrock falling and getting stuck between a garage and a wall.

West Langley School Maypole Dance Group, 1935. Back row : Shirley Muench, Andrea Nordman Doreen Hooker and Donalda Matheson.

The Long Beach Police Department announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in a fatal May Day shooting on the 1400 block of Florida Ave.

Activist Amina Tyler is led away by riot police during a May Day march marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, at the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis May 1, 2013.