Mourn for victims of the airport roof callapse in Paris

A staff member of the Charles de Gaulle airport holds a flower to mourn victims in the May 23 airport roof collapse at a memorial ceremony in Paris June 2, 2004. The tragedy claimed four lives and left three injured.

Marking of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landing

Volunteers form "NORMANDIE" on the Normandy beach to mark the 60th anniversary of the event, May 16.

China opens victory in Toulon International Tournament

Chinese national under-19 soccer team whitewashed Colombia 2-0 in the first match in the Toulon International Tournament (U-21) in Toulon, France on June 1 local time. China will play against host France in the second match within the group on June 4.

Athens Olympic torch relay kicks off

The head of the Athens 2004 organising committee Gianna Angelopoulos holds a lantern containing the Olympic flame at Athens International Airport June 2, 2004, as she boards an aircraft bound for Sydney. The Olympic flame embarked on the first leg of the international torch relay on Wednesday as it headed to Sydney aboard a customised aircraft dubbed Zeus. The flame arrived at the airport in its own "magic lantern" that will house it while airborne on its 27-country tour over the next 38 days. (Agencies photo)

The 3rd APEC Medium & Small Enterprises Technology Conference and Fair

The 3rd APEC Medium & Small Enterprises Technology Conference and Fair opens on June 2 in the coastal city of Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province. Nearly 700 enterprises worldwide took part in the five-day fair, according to its organizers - China Center for Business Cooperation and Coordination and Qingdao Municipal Government.

Slack AC Milan beaten by Shanghai Shenhua again

Li Chengming (C) of Shanghai Shenhua heading for the ball with AC Milan members in Shanghai on June 2. Shanghai Shenhua beat AC Millan 2-0 in an international match.

Plaza concert in Zhejiang

As many as 160 pianos are played simultaneously at a plaza concert in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, June 2, 2004. The piano concert, the largest of its kind in China, was held at a time when there are only 100 days to go as the Seventh China Art Festival is scheduled to open in September.

Car bombing in Baghdad

Iraqi residents gather at the scene of a car bomb in the Adhamya district of Baghdad, June 2, 2004. Five people were killed and at least 20 others wounded, when a car bomb exploded in the northern part of Baghdad.

Photo show celebrating 100th anniversary of FIFA

A visitor stands in front the photos of soccer players at Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain, June 1, 2004. As part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a photo exhibition opened on June 2. Photos of 125 soccer stars across the world, who were nominated as the best players around the century by Brazil's Pele, will be on exhibition.

12th Academician Conference of CAS and CAE

The 12th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Seventh Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) are opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijng, June 2, 2004.

Brahimi breifs journlists on new Iraqii interim government

United Nations special envoy for Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, June 2, 2004. Brahimi briefed the journalists on the process of the formation of the new interim government Wednesday.

Beijing book fair

Citizens choose books during a summer book fair in Beijing, June 2, 2004. More than 200 publishing houses participated in the book fair which opened Wednesday.

Commemoration of the coming 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings

A British veteran who took part in the D-Day landings in Normandy during the Second World War tells visitors about the event in the Imperial War Museum in London, capital of Britain, on June 1, 2004. Many British veterans visited the museum on Tuesday to commemorate the coming 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings, which falls on June 6.

President Hu addresses Academician Conference of CAS and CAE

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other state leaders meet with academicians before the opening ceremony of the 12th Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Seventh Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 2, 2004.

Panchen Lama holds Buddhist ceremony

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (C) holds a Buddhist ceremony at the Yonghegong Lamasery in Beijng June 2, 2004, receiving worship from 30 Living Buddhas from northwest China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces and meeting a visiting Buddhist delegation from Mongolia.

Top Chinese legislator met Danish PM

Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, shakes hands with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in Copenhagen, Denmark June 2, 2004.