Beijing starting meningitis vaccination

Doctors inoculate citizens with vaccine for the group A+C bacteria of meningitis in Beijing on Feb 2, 2005. Beijing's health departments Wednesday started to vaccinate local residents to guard against the outbreaks of meningitis that are spreading in parts of the country.

Daffodils in shape of golden rooster

A daffodil named "golden rooster heralding the break of day" is displayed in a flower shop in Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 2, 2005. With the arrival of rooster year's spring festival, or the Chinese lunar new year, keen merchants seized the golden opportunity to sale rooster-shaped daffodils.

Muslim Scholars Association respects Iraqi voter's decision

Mohammed Fadhi, spokesman of the Muslim Scholars Association, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Feb. 2, 2005. Fadhi termed the landmark elections in Iraq on Jan. 30 as lacking legitimacy while saying the group would "respect the decision of all Iraqis who had participated in the voting".

Contest of electronic products making for youth

A contestant (C) welds electrocircuit during the 7th national youth contest of electronic products making in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 2, 2005. Over 1,900 pupils and middle school students from some 190 teams took part in the contest.

Nepalese king unveils new cabinet

The Nepalese King Gyanendra (R) presides over a swearing-in ceremony for the new members of the cabinet on Feb 2, 2005 in Kathmandu. The king unveiled ten new cabinet members after he dismissed the coalition government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Feb 1, 2005.

Museum with biggest dinosaur egg fossils

The photo taken on Jan. 27, 2005 shows a big dinosaur egg fossil unearthed from Heyuan City in south China's Guangdong Province. The city's museum houses 10,008 dinosaur egg fossils, the number which is said to be the biggest collection in the world.

Argentinian, Venezuelan presidents sign energy agreement

Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner (R) receives visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb.1, 2005 The two leaders signed bilateral agreements concerning energy and communication sectors.

Sharon meets vistiting German president

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L) greets German President Horst Koehler in Jerusalem Feb. 1, 2005. Koehler arrived here on Tuesday for a four-day visit aimed at commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic link between the two countries.

Chinese Vice President meets with Jamaican Governor-General

Jamaican Governor-General Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke (L) shakes hands with visiting Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong in Kingston, capital of Jamaica, Feb. 1, 2005.

President Hu Jintao visits military camps

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) shakes hands with a newly-enrolled soldier at a camp of the armored forces in the Beijing Military Area Command, in Beijing, China, Feb. 2, 2005. Hu Jintao visited two military camps of the air force and armored forces in the Beijing Military Area Command on Wednesday.