The day in pictures, May 5, 2011

A little holiday, a couple of sporting events, weather adventures, cultural events, songs with an accordion and a little more life - it turns Thursday :)

Chameleon set his sights on the victim in Dimapur, India.





The three-month bear, born in Stavropol zoo is considering ostriches.



Kid having fun walking on its hind legs, but does not dream of a circus career.



This boat is not in the desert. There has recently been Poyang Lake.



Now it is more like a puddle. Jiangsu is not only in China, affected by drought.



Storm clouds gathering over Kabul, Afghanistan.



After prolonged rain the city literally swam.



The steam comes from the horse while taking a morning physical exercise after a workout in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.



South Korean Hwang Woo-jin kid refreshed at the fountain near the city hall of Seoul. Today, South Korea celebrated the Day of protection of children.



Residents of Myanmar return home on Yangon River to work in the capital of the same name.



Here's a live installation of the original 48 South Koreans staged in honor of the festival of spring in Seoul.



Even more original installation established in Germany on the occasion of the week of the sun. Creation is intended to draw public attention to the development of technology to accumulate solar energy.



Bake pita bread in one of the Syrian bakeries.



French farmer shows the dried corncobs ovary. According to meteorologists, it is the driest in the last 50 years.



Karschik stores the pallets in a factory for the production of most of these pallets in Wismar, Germany.



Romanian animal rights activists continue to demonstrate in Bucharest, demanding to revoke the drowsing stray dogs.



Today in Budapest began hearing 97-year-old Sandor Kepiro, who is accused in the shooting of Serb civilians in 1942, the year. In the hands of Sandor sheet with the words: "Murderers, you kill the 97-year-old man."



Syrian troops are moving toward the town of Dara, where frequent protests against the government.



Palestinian Bedouins have been deprived of their homes with the help of Israeli bulldozers razed them to the ground. The fact is that the houses have been located in the so-called military zone S.





The two girls from the province of Aceh were arrested by the police for failing to sharia law, which they are obliged to wear a veil and not breeches and shirts. It was in Indonesia.



In Palestine today, there was another significant event. For the first time in history there was marathon.



Slovenian team today at the World Hockey Championship quite unexpectedly defeated the team of Latvia with the score 5: 2.



Maybe that war paint today helped Bethany Matek-Sands of the United States to defeat Italian Francesca Schiavone at the tennis tournament in Madrid.



Also in Madrid, the Serb Novak Djokovic easily overcame the resistance of Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.



After the match is not waving a stick! Player 'Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere decided to take a picture at the empty stands after the match of the NHL playoffs against the "Boston Bruins".



Russian Alexey Vorobyov performed their contest song Tula accordion during a press conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. Alex will represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest "Eurovision - 2011".



Models demonstrate collection Josh Goot during Fashion Week in Sydney, Australia.



Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters

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