A dog searches through rubble in the village of Onna, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. In this tiny village where hardly anyone lives, nearly nothing was left standing. Italy's deadly earthquake crushed people as they slept, killing 40 of the hamlet's 300 inhabitants. It turned a picturesque, close-knit community into a ghost town.
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking to military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Flying unannounced into a still-dangerous war zone, Mr. Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials alike Tuesday it is time to phase out America's combat role in a conflict he opposed as a candidate and has vowed to end as commander in chief.
Burned Up
Anti-communist demonstrators raise the Romanian flag in front of a raging fire on the steps of the parliament building Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Chisinau, Moldova. Thousands of demonstrators attempted to storm the presidential palace and parliament in a violent demonstration against what they said were fraudulent elections.
Trailing Off
Image of what is believed to be the exhaust trail and rocket launched from Musudan-ri, North Korea, Sunday, April 5, 2009. North Korea's state media claimed Tuesday, April 7, 2009, that the rocket launch seen overseas largely as a technical failure will propel the country to greatness, while moves at the United Nations to punish Pyongyang remained mired in a lack of consensus.
Stern View
Howard K. Stern, right, looks to his attorney, Steve Sadow, after leaving court Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Los Angeles, after a Los Angeles court official had delayed the arraignment of Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, who is charged with conspiring with another physician to provide drugs to Smith.
Heating Up In Chile
Smoke and ash rise from the Llaima volcano, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, in Vilcun, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The volcano is spewing lava and ash again, prompting evacuations and landslide warnings.
Strike A Pose
A woman poses for a photographer in front of the fountain in the Lustgarten, Pleasure Garden, in Berlin, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The Lustgarten is a park on Museum Island in central Berlin, near the site of the former Berliner Stadtschloss, Berlin City Palace, of which it was originally a part.
Trick Shot
Steve Stricker skips his ball across the pond on the 16th hole during his practice round for the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The Masters begins Thursday.
Connecticut Conquers All
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma celebrates his team's win in the championship game at the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Final Four on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in St. Louis. Connecticut won 76-54 and finished the season unbeaten at 39-0. The Huskies won every one of their 39 games by double digits.