Today is World No-Golf Day, a festival more honored in the breach than in the observance. It is a green letter day on my calendar because years ago I met Gen Morita, founder of the International Anti-Golf Alliance, who started the movement. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

Volatile crowds also staged rallies in the Philippine capital of Manila and Indonesia's Jakarta, carrying signs that demanded "Jobs, Justice, Food" and "Lower Food Prices Now". Full Article at Independent Online

Cuba announced a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the island's farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local councils. Full Article at ABC News

In Cuba meanwhile, President Raul Castro also led hundreds of thousands of Cubans summoned to Havana's Revolution Square, although the focus of that rally was the future of the country after a change of leadership there for the first time in over half... Full Article at Keralanext

MEXICO CITY, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of workers on Thursday throughout Latin America took to the streets on May Day, protesting against food shortage and unemployment, and demanding better labor conditions and wages. Full Article at Xinhua

With files from the Associated Press More than 400 demonstrators were arrested Thursday in Turkey as people around the world marked May Day with protests and celebrations. Full Article at CBC News

Thousands of marchers gathered in Hamburg on May Day to call for more workers' rights, while protesters in Turkey were met with ... Full Article at USA Today

Mission Accomplished "People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?" Full Article at ScienceBlogs

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans will gather in Havana's Revolution Plaza for May Day festivities Thursday amid hopes the government could announce more small changes to daily life on the communist-run island. Full Article at Miami Herald