HONG KONG April 8, 2009 (AFP) - AFP photo coverage

HONG KONG April 8, 2009 (AFP) - AFP photo coverage advisory Part I. Tel: (852) 2829 6206. Duty editor: Antony Dickson. SEOUL/TOKYO: Following developments after North Korea's launched a rocket. JAKARTA: Election preperations. TOKYO: Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara holds press conference for the 2016 olympic bid. HANOI: Visit by US senator John McCain. BEIJING: Visit by Venuzuela Hugo Chavez. THAILAND: Political situation as develops. THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Situation as available. L'AQUILA, Italy: Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of villages hit by the deadly earthquake in central Italy as the controversy continues over whether the authorities could have done more to prepare citizens for the disaster. BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. CHISINAU: Coverage of violent protests in Moldova following the communists' election victory, which have already led to the death of one woman. ALGIERS: Campaigning draws to a close in Algeria a day before presidential election in which the incumbent, Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to be returned to power.