Tuesday: The Day in Photos

Specialist Henry Becker, left, directs trading at the post that handles American International Group Inc., on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fluctuated today, a day after Wall Street’s worst session in years, following a report that the government is considering extending aid to troubled insurer AIG -- the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of cash.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Indian soldiers practice a stunt during counter-terrorism special commando training at an army camp in Jammu, India.  (Channi Anand / Associated Press)

World’s smallest man He Pingping from Inner Mongolia sits underneath Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London. Pingping, who was born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest man at 2 feet and 5.37 inches, and Pankratova holds the Guinness World Record for the longest legs of any woman at 4 feet and 4 inches.  (Sang Tan / Associated Press)

A fan celebrates a U.S. gold medal win over Australia in the wheelchair rugby final during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.  (Jamie McDonald / Getty Images)

Bulls are gathered in the late afternoon sun for ‘El toro de la Vega’ (The bull of the plain) bullfight in Tordesillas near Valladolid, Spain.  (Pedro Armestre / AFP / Getty Images)

Amelie Mauresmo of France returns the ball against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Tennis tournament in Tokyo.  (Koji Sasahara / Associated Press)

An Olympic athlete models a design by Stella McCartney for Adidas during a presentation of the designer’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection of sportswear at London Fashion Week.  (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)