Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 9

Signs lay in a pile after a rally held to end the wars at home and abroad in New York April 9, 2011. About 2,000 peace, labor, Muslim and community activists marched for an end to America's wars and to redirect tax dollars towards jobs, education, infrastructure and clean energy. [Photo/Agencies]

Nigerian men wait outside a polling station in the northern city of Kano, April 9, 2011. Nigerians turned out for a delayed parliamentary election on Saturday, voicing determination to hold a credible vote in Africa's most populous nation despite chaotic organisation and violence. [Photo/Agencies]