Peru beats Venezuela 3-1 at Copa America

Miguel Rebossio, on top, and other players of Peru's National team celebrate their goal against Venezuela during their Copa America match in Lima, on Friday, July 9, 2004.(AP photo)

Olympic flame returns to Greece

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (L), president of the Athens Olympics Organizing Committee (ATHOC), delivers a speech at the welcoming ceremony in Greece July 9, 2004. After its five-continent voyage, the Olympic flame returned to Greece on Friday for the second leg of its domestic torch relay leading up to the Athens Olympics. The Olympic Flame travels to 34 cities in 27 countries en route to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Austria holds state funeral for late President

A grand state funeral is held in Austria on July 10 for former Austrian President Thomas Klestil, who died last Tuesday after multiple organ failure at the age of 71. More than 3000 people, including heads of state, celebrities from all walks of life and family members, attend the funeral ceremony held respectively at St. Stephan cathedral and Vienna's central cemetery

Harbin International Beer Festival opens

A boy was pointing at logos of some foreign beer brands at the Harbin International Beer Festival, which opened in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on July 10, 2004. There are many world-famous beer manufacturers from Germany, the United States, Denmark and Japan, as well as China are taking part in the occasion. The festical is a grand gathering not only for beer manufactures, but also for people all over the world.(newsphoto)

China ties UAE in an Asian Cup warm-up

China's Zheng Zhi (L) vies with an United Arab Emirates' player during the Asian Cup warm-up in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 10, 2004. The game finished 2-2.

Tempest hits Beijing

A man holding an umbrella rides his bicycle with great difficulty in the waterlogged street as a tempest hits Beijing, the capital city of China, July 10, 2004.

Offenders of the Jilin fatal fire sentenced

Seven people involved in a fatal fire that killed 54 people in February this year are brought to court for trial in Jilin City of northeast China's Jilin Province, July 10, 2004. Six of them were sentenced to three to seven years in prison at the court hearing held here Saturday. The deadly blaze, which started at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 on the second floor of the Zhongbai department store where many people were doing weekend shopping, resulted in 54 deaths, more than 70 injuries and direct economic losses totaling 4 million RMB (482,000 US dollars).

British Grand Prix

German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher answers questions after the free practice session at Silverstone in London on July 9, 2004, a day before the British Grand Prix.

Chinese embassy in Iraq reopens

Sun Bigan (C, front), currently head of the Chinese mission team in Baghdad for the reopening of the embassy, has a group photo with the staff and security members in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2004. China on Friday formally reopened its embassy in Iraq, after more than four months of preparations for this move.