Friday: The day in photos
An Indonesian onion farmer irrigates his field at Kintamani valley in Bali. Indonesia will host the Asian Development Bank’s 42nd annual meeting, where participants will discuss ways to effectively address poverty and ensure sustainable economic growth in the region. (Firdia Lisnawati / Associated Press)
A South Korean demonstrator participates in an anti-government rally on May Day in downtown Seoul. (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)
Gwen Stefani of the band No Doubt performs on NBC’s “Today” show at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. (Bryan Bedder / Getty Images)
Young South Korean devotees offer prayers beneath lotus lanterns at the Chogye Temple in Seoul on the eve of Buddha’s birthday, which falls on May 2 this year. (Jung Yeon-Je / AFP/Getty Images)
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Carol Ann Duffy talks to the media after being announced as Britain’s new poet laureate by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham in Manchester, England. Duffy, the first female poet to be given the post, succeeds Andrew Motion. (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
People lay flowers in memory of those who died when a gunman opened fire on students Thursday at the State Oil Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Several hundred students gathered to mourn the victims of the mass shooting that left 13 dead. (Akmed Tagizade / AFP/Getty Images)
Carole Grundisch, right, and partner Christophe Legout of France keep their eyes on the ball in their fourth-round match against Xu Xin and Fan Ying of China in the mixed-doubles competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan. (Itsuo Inouye / Associated Press)