Uzbekistan advance in Asian Cup

Uzbekistan's Geynrikh Alexander jubilates after scoring a goal in a match with Saudi Arabia in Group C at the 2004 Asian Cup soccer tournament in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2004. Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia 1-0.

Iraq beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in Asian Cup

Iraq, who suffered a surprising 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan in their first match in Asian Cup Group C, pulled out to edge Turkmenistan 3-2 on July 22, reviving their hope of qualifying the group stage.

Chinese torch bearers arrive in Greece

Chinese torch bearers Sun Wen (L) and Pu Cunxin holding the national flag of China and Athens Olympic torch at the White Tower in Thessaloniki, the second largest city of Greece, on July 22. The two torchbearers on behalf of all the Chinese worldwide arrived in Greece on that day and started to study the route of the torch relay. Another Chinese torch bearer Jackie Chan will arrive on July 23.

Chinese restaurant in Baghdad

A US soldier (L) orders food at a Chinese restaurant in the Green Zone in central Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2004. Opened in February this year, the restaurant has attracted many local customers and foreign soldiers. The Green Zone, home to the US-led coalition authorities before the power transfer to Iraqis, is now called the International Zone that houses the US Embassy, as well the Iraqi interim government.

Terror threat to the Eiffel Tower

A picture taken on April 13 2004 shows flowers in full bloom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French authorities evacuated thousands of tourists from the Eiffel Tower 21 July 2004 after receiving a warning that a plane was to crash into the tower. Around 4,000 people were evacuated from the structure, which was closed for two hours before police ascertained that the threat was a hoax.

Flood strikes Guangxi

A local official (R) distributes bags of rice to residents of the flood-hit areas of Fuxing village in Du'an County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 21, 2004. Consecutive rainstorms hit Guangxi from 17th to 20th of July, resulting in heavy floods in some parts of the region, with some 87,650 households of 243 villages being affected.

Yunnan flood

Two armed policemen help local residents to evacuate their belongings from their flooded houses in Yingjiang county, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July, 22, 2004. Twelve people were killed, four were seriously injured and 48 others remained missing in a large-scale flood and mudflow in the county, according to the latest figure released at 18:00 on July 21, 2004. A landslide and mudflow hit some towns and villages in Yingjiang from July 19 to 20, bringing huge damage to houses and farmlands beside the casualties.

Black hole theory

The file photo taken on Aug. 15, 2002 shows Stephen Hawking lecturing at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, capital of east China¡¯s Zhejiang Province. As a life professor at Cambridge University, the 62-year-old cosmologist rejected his 1975 black hole theory when he presented his latest findings at a scientific conference in Ireland July 21, 2004. He believes that some "information" sucked into black holes escapes over time, contradicting some of his most famous work on the phenomenon.

Veteran diva sang in Shanghai

Veteran pop diva Whitney Houston makes her debut on the Chinese mainland at the Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai last night. She called the concert "nothing less than a dream-come-true adventure." (eastday.com)

Armstrong leads in the Tour de France

US Postal rider Lance Armstrong of the United States wears the leader's yellow jersey as he walks past a Tour de France sign on the podium of the 16th stage of the Tour de France, a mountain time trial from Bourg-d'Oisans over 15.5 km to L'Alpe d'Huez, France, July 21, 2004. (Photo: Xinhua/AFP)

9/11 panel faults gov't for terror attacks

The Sept. 11 commission, at a press conference releasing the final report of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, faulted on the US government for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and proposed a sweeping overhaul of the US intelligence apparatus.(Xinhua photo)