May 4, 2015

Pedestrians pass before Storm Troopers at a toy shop in Tokyo. May 4th is called the "Star Wars Day" among Star Wars fans as the famous phrase "May the Force be with you" in the movie sounds like "May the 4th be with you."

A young Indian Buddhist monk opens the petals of a lotus flower as he sits with others while offering prayers on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Bangalore, during the 2559th Buddha Jayanthi or birth celebrations of Buddha.

Men duck for cover as shots are fired in Bujumbura, Burundi.

A competitor goes down steps of an alley during the Favelas Mountain Bike circuit at Turano shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nepalese Buddhists light incense sticks at the Boudhanath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti, or Buddha Purnima, festival in Kathmandu.

Israeli security forces fight with a demonstrater during a protest called by members of the Ethiopian community against alleged police brutality and institutionalized discrimination in Tel Aviv, May 03, 2015.

One thousand customers receive a facial massage at a sports center in Jinan, Shandong province, China.

A member of Afghan security force inspects the site of a suicide attack in Kabul.

Bukin Karshen Shekara Na Sashen Afirka Na Muryar Amurka

A Chinese girl looks up while playing in a bed of blooming flowers at the Fragrant Hills Park in suburban Beijing.

 A woman walks along the rows of small stone statues of "jizo" representing the unborn children at Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo. Jizo, which is one of the most beloved figures of Japanese Buddhism, are believed to protect deceased children.

A worker of the recently closed Swan garments factory covers her face with a scarf to shelter herself from the sun as she participates in a protest outside the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Export Association (BGMEA) office in Dhaka.