Pakistan, India not to set deadline on Kashmir

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) is welcomed by Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh upon his arrival in New Delhi, April 17, 2005. Musharraf arrived in India on April 16, kicking off his two-day informal visit there. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Dominoes mark 15th anniversary of Pudong District in Shanghai

Staff workers lay dominoes in an edifice of Pudong New District in east China's Shanghai Municipality on April 17, 2005. A dominoes-toppling ceremony was held here on Sunday to mark the forthcoming 15th anniversary of establishment of Pudong New District.

Russian WWII veterans in Berlin to commemorate anti-fascist victory

Three Russian World War II veterans talk with each other after paying respect to the Martyr Mausoleum of the Russian Soldiers in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2005. Some 70 Russian World War II veterans arrived in Berlin on Friday by the Train of Remembrance to attend events marking the 60th anniversary of the victory in the anti-fascist war.

8th China International E-Commerce Conference opens in Beijing

A visitor consults an employee of a web company during the 8th China International E-Commerce Conference in Beijing, capital of China, on April 17, 2005. The conference, jointly sponsored by China's E-Commerce Association, Xinhua News Agency and Xinhuanet, opened here on Sunday and it is the first of its kind after the electronic signature law took effect in China on April 1.

Palestinians hold demonstration for release of prisoners

A Palestinian boy carries a picture of his brother during a demonstration marking the "Palestinian Prisoners Day" in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 17, 2005. More than 1,000 protestors gathered here calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Some 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are on a two-day hunger strike demanding better living conditions which started on April 16.

ITTF president inspects stadiums for World Table Tennis Championship

Adham Sharara (C), president of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), listens to the instructions from vice secretary-general Yao Zhenxu (L) during his visit at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, east China, April 17, 2005. Sharara inspected some stadiums for the coming World Table Tennis Championships and paid hearing for the working report of the organizing committee on Sunday. The 48th World Table Tennis Championships is to be held in Shanghai from April 30 to May 6.

Memorial ceremony in Bergen-Belsen marks liberation of Nazi concentration camp

People hold wreaths in line during a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen, 100 kilometers south of German city of Hamburg, April 17, 2005. About 2,000 people attended an official memorial ceremony here on Sunday. Some 70,000 prisoners had died in the camp, which was liberated by British troops on April 15, 1945.

Hu Jintao sends birthday greetings to Epstein

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with veteran Jewish journalist and writer Israel Epstein in Beijing, on April 17, 2005. Hu Jintao, also general secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC) and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, paid a visit to Epstein on Sunday to extend greetings on the eve of his 90th birthday.