Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 9

Japanese Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C), wearing a protective suit, looks at documents during his visit to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, in this handout photo taken April 9, 2011 and released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Kaieda, a minister whose portfolio includes the nuclear industry, said he hoped evacuees from the radiation zone in Fukushima could visit their homes as soon as possible. [Photo/Agencies]

A general view of makeshift houses at a shanty town in Huaycan, a district on the outskirts of Lima, April 9, 2011. Peru will hold a presidential election on April 10, with a run-off being likely on June 5 since no candidate is expected to win 50 percent of the votes. [Photo/Agencies]