Today in photos

African National Congress President Jacob Zuma, left, dances with a local dancer outside the high court in Durban, South Africa. Peter Tuplin disembarks a Vickers-Supermarine MkIX Spitfire aircraft due to be auctioned on April 20, at RAF Thruxton air base, in southern England. And a woman is hit with a water canon on the steps of the presidential palace in Chisinau, Moldova. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Tue., April 7, 2009

African National Congress President Jacob Zuma, left, dances with a local dancer outside the high court in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday April 7, 2009, after charges against him were dropped. The man expected to become South Africa's next president, Zuma said Tuesday he had committed no crime, a day after officials said they were dropping a corruption case against him.

Themba Hadebe Associated Press
A construction worker stands on the Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge, the second-longest cable-stayed span in the world before a deck closure ceremony in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

Vincent Yu Associated Press
A man walks past graffiti in the Mountjoy Square area of Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, April, 7, 2009. Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan unveiled hefty hikes in income tax and spending cuts Tuesday in an emergency budget designed to restore international confidence in the shaky finances of debt-struck Ireland. Lenihan told the Irish parliament that the government's painstakingly negotiated plan would trim euro3.25 billion ($4.65 billion) this year from Ireland's ballooning deficit _ the worst in the 16-nation euro zone _ and a further euro2.7 billion in 2010.

Peter Morrison Associated Press
An aerial view of a tent-camp set up by the civil protection service in the outskirts of L'Aquila, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The death toll from Italy's worst earthquake in three decades jumped to 207 as bodies were recovered and identified. Fifteen people remained unaccounted for.

Alessandra Tarantino Associated Press
Firefighters inspect a dormitory which partially collapsed in the city of L'Aquila, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Rescuers located four students trapped inside the dormitory Tuesday afternoon. Tearful emergency workers declined to say whether they were alive or dead, telling reporters that doctors would have to announce that. The death toll from Italy's worst earthquake in three decades jumped to 207 as bodies were recovered and identified. Fifteen people remained unaccounted for.

Pier Cito Associated Press
Israeli border policemen shoot tear gas at Palestinian protesters during clashes that broke out after a Palestinian man was killed while attempting to attack Israeli policemen in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Tsur Bahir, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Israeli police on Tuesday fatally shot the Palestinian motorist as he tried to run over officers guarding the demolition of the home of a militant who killed three Israelis with a construction vehicle in July.

Tara Todras-Whitehill Associated Press
Palestinians throw rocks at Israeli policemen during clashes that broke out after a Palestinian man was killed while attempting to attack Israeli policemen in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Tsur Bahir, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Israeli police on Tuesday fatally shot the Palestinian motorist as he tried to run over officers guarding the demolition of the home of a militant who killed three Israelis with a construction vehicle in July.

Tara Todras-Whitehill Associated Press
A woman is hit with a water canon on the steps of the presidential palace Tuesday April 7, 2009 in Chisinau, Moldova. More than 5,000 demonstrators attempted to storm the presidential palace and parliament to dispute the results of Sunday's parliamentary elections, which the Communists won.

John Mcconnico Associated Press
President Barack Obama hugs military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

Charles Dharapak Associated Press
Supporters of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori react as the verdict on his trail is reading in Lima, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. A special tribunal convicted Fujimori of murder and kidnapping on Tuesday for death squad activities during his 10-year rule during the 1990s. He faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Karel Navarro Associated Press
Peter Tuplin, managing director of 'Classic Air' disembarks a Vickers-Supermarine MkIX Spitfire aircraft due to be auctioned on April 20, after he taxied it for a press opportunity, at RAF Thruxton air base, in southern England, Tuesday April 7, 2009. The airworthy two-seater, made in 1944, was delivered to British Royal Air Force and subsequently sold in 1948 to the South Africa Air Force. Its operational history remains unknown, but in the 1970's was discovered in a Cape Town scrap yard and it went through a long process of restoration. The plane is expected to fetch some 1.5 - 2 million pounds, (1,65 - 2,2 million euros, 2,2-2,9 million US dollars).

Lefteris Pitarakis Associated Press
Polar bear Knut yawns in his outdoor enclosure at the Berlin Zoo, Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

Maya Hitij Associated Press