Wang Yifu wins men's 10m air pistol gold medal

Chinese shooter Wang Yifu wins the men's 10m air pistol gold medal in Athens, Greece, Aug.14, 2004.Wang totalled 690.0 points for the title, beating Russian Mikhail Nestruev to the second place in 689.8. Isakov Vladimir of Russia came third at 684.3 points. (Xinhua Photo)

China's Du Li wins 1st Athens Olympic gold

Chinese Du Li won the women's 10m air rifle gold medal with a score of 502 points at the Olympic Games Saturday in Athens. This medal also is the first medal for Athens Olympic Games. Russian Lioubov Galikina won the silver with 501.5 points and Katerina Kurkova of the Czech Republic got the bronze with 501.1. Chinese Zhao Yinghui wins the fourth place. (Xinhua photo)

Olympic flame re-lit in Athens

A torchbearer is shown before the Olympic cauldron is lit at the end of the opening ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, Aug.13, 2004. The Olympic Games returned to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival. (Xinhua Photo)

Sound of Music again in China

Actors and Actresses of "The Sound of Music" hold the final rehearsal of the well-known music drama before it is shown to the public, in the theater of the Beijing Exhibition Hall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 13, 2004. The Broadway classic was staged in Beijing on Friday.

Packaing hope to build a new home

Some 755 emigrants from the Wangzhou District of Chongqing, southwest China, in the Three Gorges area arrive at Fuzhou Railway Station in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 13, 2004. Fujian will receive 1,515 emigrants from Wangzhou in two batches this year.

India celebrates Independence Day

Members of the Honor Guard return to the India Gate Momument after a rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, capital of India, Aug. 13, 2004. India's Independence Day falls on Aug. 15. For security reasons, the India Gate has been closed and will be reopened after the celebrations.

Deng Xiaoping Street in Russia

Some diplomats from Chinese Embassy to Russia have photos taken in "Deng Xiaoping Street" in Slavinoin, over 50 kilometers north of Moscow, Aug. 12, 2004. The diplomats came here Wednesday to visit "Deng Xiaoping Street" and cherish the memory of the achievements obtained by Deng. In the late 1980s, Research and Technology Complex "Eye Microsurgery", founded by the late famous ophthalmologist Svyatoslav Fyodorov, built a villa community in Slavinoin. On May 5, 1997, at Fyodorov's suggestions, a 700-meter street in the community was named "Deng Xiaoping Street" to commemorate the late Chinese leader.

Photo records my meeting with Deng Xiaoping

Edward Gough Whitlam, former Australian prime minister, shows his group photo with late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, taken during one of his visits to China, in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 13, 2004. On the eve of the centennial of Deng Xiaoping's birth, Whitlam spoke highly of Deng's initiation of China's policy of reform and opening to the outside world, and showed admiration for his outstanding political wisdom.

Bitter memories of the war for women

Members of Filipino Comfort Women Lola's Organization hold a protest in front of the Japanese Embassy to the Philippines in Manila Aug. 13, 2004. They demanded the Japanese government apologize and compensate for the Philippine comfort women before the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2005.

A farm day for summer camp

Su Yingyue (C), a 10-year-old pupil from Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, interviews farmer Feng Wenwen (R) with her partner at Nanshimen Village in Hebei Aug. 12, 2004. A Shijiazhuang educational center organized a summer camp called "I experience, and I grow up", and brought students to this village to experience a day's farm life.

Construction of Qinghai-Tibet Rail

Workers lay railroad tracks near the Tongtianhe River at a construction site of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on Aug. 13, 2004. The railway, linking Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, and Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has the highest altitude in the world.

Shanghai intact from Rananim

People walk on a street in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 13, 2004. Typhoon Rananim, the 14th this year, hit China's coastal province of Zhejiang Thursday night, but not bringing gale and torrential rain to Shanghai.

Press conference of EC President-designate

Jose Manuel Barroso, President-designate of the European Commission (EC), gives a press conference in Brussels, Belgium Aug. 12, 2004. Barroso announced on Thursday the policy portfolios he has allocated to each member of his team. There will be 25 members in the incoming cabinet, including five vice-presidents.

Heavy casualty in Najaf and calls for helps for citizens

Spokesman of the Muslim Clerics Association speaks at a news conference in Iraqi's capital city of Baghdad Aug. 12, 2004. He condemned the heavy casualty in fierce fighting in Najaf and called on helps for Najaf citizens. US troops and Iraqi security forces backed by warplanes and helicopters on Thursday launched a major assault on the Mehdi Army, followers of the radical Shiite leader and cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, in the holy city of Najaf. At least five citizens were killed and six Sadr followers wounded during the fighting.

Bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping unveiled

Chinese President Hu Jintao claps after he unveils a bronze statue of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during a ceremony in the city of Guang'an, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 13, 2004.

Chinese delegation troops in

Chinese famous basketball player Yao Ming holds Chinese national flag as The Olympic Delegation of the People's Republic of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, Aug.13, 2004. The Olympic Games returned to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival.

Olympics back home

Olympic rings are lit by the pyrotechnic "comet" which flew to the water pool during the opening ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, Aug.13, 2004. The Olympic Games returned to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival.