Noted artist Chen Yifei dies at 59

Chen Yifei, a noted artist, died of gastrorrhagia Sunday morning at the Shanghai Huashan Hospital at the age of 59. Chen was directing a film titled "The Barber" in Fuyang city of the neighboring Zhejiang Province before he was hospitalized at the hospital on April 6.

Nias to focus on reconstruction

Indonesian women carry articles for daily use on the Nias Island, Indonesia, April 10, 2005. The rescue work on the island will be focused on its reconstruction, said a local official on Sunday. The Nias Island was the epicenter of the strong quake on March 28, which left more than 600 people dead, thousands of people injured and thousands of others homeless.

Quintuplets white tiger cubs

Quintuplets white tiger cubs, born a month ago, play at a zoo in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province April 11, 2005. This is the cubs' first appearance before the public. Their mother Xingta has given birth to 19 babies in the last five years. (newsphoto)

Palestinian militants hold military drills to support Al-Aqsa Mosque

A Palestinian militant takes part in a military drill in central Gaza Strip April 9, 2005. Demonstrations and military drills were held to show support for Al-Aqsa Mosque which Jewish extremists threatened to attack on Sunday.

China wins three championships at Japan Open badminton

China's Yang Wei (R) and Zhang Jiewen take part in the women's doubles final against their compatriots Wei Yili and Zhao Tingting at the Japan Open Badminton Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2005. Yang and Zhang won the champion of the tournament after beating Wei and Zhao 2-0.

Under-water wedding ceremony

Lin Teng, the bride, and Wu Wei, the bridegroom, swim during their under-water wedding ceremony in the Qingdao Aquarium in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Provicne, April 10, 2005. The couple, who are dive lovers, are the first to hold an under-water wedding ceremony in the city.

Girl dies of bird flue in Cambodia

Two people clean chickens at a market in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, April 10, 2005. An eight-year-old girl from Cambodia's southern province of Kampot has died of bird flu, raising the country's total fatality from bird flu since last January to three, an official of the Health Ministry of Cambodia said on Sunday.

"Treasure seeking" at second-hand market

Three foreigners carry stone sculptures they buy in the Panjiayuan second-hand market, the largest of its kind in China, in central Beijing, April 10, 2005. Boasting more than 3,000 stalls selling commodities with strong Chinese cultural characteristics, the market offers various art works, which have attracted customers from all over the world.

Rainstorm hits Sichuan Province

The picture taken on April 9, 2005 shows a house destroyed in strong gales, rainstorm and hails at a village in Emeishan, a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Ten people have been confirmed dead, two others severely injured and one missing in the destructive weather since April 8.

60th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp marked in Germany

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder lays flowers at the monument for the victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp during a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camp near Wermar, east Germany, April 10, 2005.

Premier Wen meets with President of Indian National Congress

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with President of Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi (R) in New Delhi, capital of India, April 10, 2005. Wen started a four-day visit to India April 9.