US soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad

One US soldier was killed Saturday in a roadside bomb detonation close to a US tank patrol in the flashpoint city of Dhuluiya, some 90 km north of Baghdad.

Killing in a Henan high school

A man feeds his boy who, among three others, survived a bloody campus killing. The killing occurred in a provincial high school Central China's Henan Province, which left eight school boys killed in dorm on Thursday night.

Brazil carnival opens in Nanjing

Brazilian actors perform a folk dance popular in northeast Brazil in a theater in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 26, 2004. Brazilian actors performed samba, tap dance, cowboy dance, tango and country dance in Nanjing.

King Pan Festival in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County celebrated

The public memorial ceremony worships King Pan of the Yao Nationality in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2004. People of the Yao Nationality hold various celebrations to commemorate their ancestor King Pan Oct. 16 of the Chinese lunar calendar each year.

Chinese speech contest concludes in Vienna

A contestant (Front) plays with a bamboo diabolo at the awarding ceremony of a Chinese speech contest at Wien University in Vienna, capital of Austria, Nov. 26, 2004. Winners of the contest are qualified for attending the fourth "Chinese Bridge" world undergraduate Chinese competition, to be held in Beijing next year.

Chinese movie week opens in Albania

Zhao Shi (L), deputy director general of Chinese broadcasting, movie and tv bureau talks with Bujar Bedalli, chairman of Albanian-Chinese friendship association at the reception for the opening Chinese Movie Week held for celebrating 55th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between China and Albania at Millennium 2 theatre in Tirana, capital of Albania Nov.27, 2004. Five Chinese movies including Hero will be released in the week.

Germany-China economic cooperation agreement signed

Representatives from China's Beijing Jeep Corporation and the German-US Daimler Chrysler sign an agreement on adding investment in the production of Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class sedans in China, in Bremen, Germany, Nov. 26, 2004. Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan (C, Rear) attended the signing ceremony.

Ukraine parliament invalid election declaration

Supporters of Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich from east Ukraine's Donetsk shout slogans at the Kiev railway station, Kiev, Ukraine, Nov. 27, 2004. Ukraine's Supreme Council (parliament), after a special session Saturday, has declared the country's disputed presidential election invalid as the standoff between the government and opposition drags on.