Anti-war graffiti in London cleaned

A worker cleans graffiti on the wall of the British Foreign Office in London, Britain Nov. 3, 2004. An anti-war protester climbed onto the side of the Foreign Office and wrote on the building on Wednesday morning in protest against the US-led assaults on the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Philippine gov't vows all efforts for hostage

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo speaks during a press conference in Manila Nov. 3, 2004. Romulo said the Philippine government would do everything possible to secure the release of the Philippine hostages in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Supporters wish Arafat good health outside hospital

Holding a bunch of flowers and a flag, a supporter of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat waits outside the Percy military hospital in Paris, France, Nov. 3, 2004. Supporters have come to the hospital to show their good wishes to the Palestinian leader since his arrival.

Cambodia Kompong Speu King inspection

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni shakes hands with local residents during an inspection in Kompong Speu Province, some 40 kilometers west of Phnom Penh, the country's capital, Nov. 3, 2004. Sihamoni on Wednesday made his first inspection tour to a province since he ascended the throne on Oct. 29.

Zimbabwean President meets with Chinese top legislator

Visiting Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China met with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Harare, November 2.

38 cars make debut at Tokyo auto show

A model demonstrates a car, which could be used by the disabled, during the 38th Tokyo Auto Show, opened in Chiba, Japan, Nov. 3, 2004. Some 111 companies from the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, Austria and Japan took part in the show. Some 38 new cars were exhibited for the first time.

Queen Elizabeth II pays state visit to Germany

Visiting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) is greeted by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Berlin Nov. 2, 2004. The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived in the German capital of Berlin Tuesday for a three-day state visit which includes holding a benefit gala to help rebuild a church destroyed in World War II.

World convention a stage for future engineers

16-year-old Huang Rong from east China's Anhui Province, introduces her self-designed "gravity-driven roller skates" at an exhibition held on the occasion of 2004 World Engineers' Convention, Shanghai, November 3. The exhibition is held to provide a stage for future engineers. Over 250 college and high school students from 18 countries and regions bring their projects to the show.

Karzai wins presidential election

Zakim Shah, chairman of Afghanistan's Joint Electoral Management Body, announces the winner of the country's first-ever presidential election in Kabul Nov. 3, 2004. Shah said that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won the election.

1/5 of China's cell phones out of Tianjin economic zone

The mobile phone production line of Tianjin Sanyo Communication Co. Ltd. in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone in Tianjin, a port city in north China, Nov. 3, 2004. The zone is expected to produce more than 45 million mobile phones in 2004, accounting for 22 percent of the total production in China in the year.

Traditional wedding ceremony fashionable

Members of a greeting team sent by the bridegroom blowing horns while escorting the bride (in the sedan, rear) on their way to the bridegroom's home during a wedding ceremony in the traditional Chinese style held in the Folk-Custom Cultural Village in Chongqing, southwest China. It has become a new fashion of the young people in the city to hold wedding ceremonies in the traditional Chinese style.

1, 500 companies gather at China-ASEAN Expo

Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi deliveries a speech during the opening of the four-day China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, capital city of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Nov. 3, 2004. More than 1,500 companies from China, ASEAN member nations and other countries, including 19 companies from world's top 500, participated in the expo.

President Hu holds talks with Ethiopian PM

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Nov. 3, 2004.

George W. Bush wins reelection

US President Bush waves as he comes onto stage as first lady Laura Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney join them on stage at a victory rally Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.