Heat beasts wizards 102-95

Miami Heat's Alonzo Mourning (33) dunks in front of Washington Wizards' Larry Hughes (obscured) while Miami coach Stan Van Gundy (R standing) watches during the first half of Game 3 in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at MCI Center in Washington May 12, 2005. The Heat defeated Washington 102-95 and leads the series 3 games to 0. (Reuters)

Bank card industry booms in China

A "white collar" displayed his banking cards in his office in Beijing, May 12, 2005. Banks in China have issued a total of 827 million ban cards so far. In the Q1 in 2005, cross-bank transactions by bank cardholders amounted to 222.1 bln yuan, an year-on-year increase of 61.7 %. China has become of the the countries with most card holders.

Blood donation to celebrate nurse day

Nurses from hospitals in Xianju County, East China's Zhejiang Province donate blood May 12, 2005 to celebrate the Internatinal Nurse Day. More than 50 nurses take part in the voluntary donation. (newsphoto)

China's light maglev "Zhonghua-06" made debut

China's llight maglev train "Zhonghua-06" made debut in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province on May 11. The train is 9.6 meters long, 1.65 meters wide and 1.87 meters high. The designed speed is 400 kPH.

Karzai kicks off visit to EU

European Commission President Barroso (R) and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai attend a press conference in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on May 12, 2005. Karzai was on his visit here on Thursday, aiming to seek more support from EU for Afghanistan's economic reconstruction.

Students hold anti-US protests in Kabul

Several hundreds of students from Kabul University hold anti-US protests on the street in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, May 12, 2005. The university students, angered by a report in Newsweek magazine that US interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba had desecrated the Quran to intimidate prisoners, started demonstrations in eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday and the protests spread in some other cities on Wednesday.

PFP Chairman Soong leaves Beijing

James CY Soong (R), chairman of the People First Party in Taiwan, and his wife wave to the crowd as they board on a plane to leave Beijing for Taiwan via Hong Kong at the capital airport of Beijing, China, May 13, 2005.

Israel celebrates 57th birthday

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cheers on a celebration to mark the Independence Day, Israel's 57th birthday in Jerusalem on May 12, 2005.Israel was declared as an independent state on May 14, 1948, with the end of the British mandate over Palestine, but the state celebrates its founding according to the Jewish calendar.

Henry Kissinger visits farmer's home

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talked to family members of Liang Shuhua (R1), a farmer in Xuchang County, cerntral China's Henan Province, May 12, 2005. Kissinger paid visit to Liang's home to expereince Chinese farmer's life.

German Bundestag approves EU constitution

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer congratulated Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) after he delivered speech at the Bundestag on May 12. A total of 569 members of the Bundestag, or the lower chamber, voted for the EU constitution while 23 against and 2 abstained.

PFP chairman Soong holds press conference

Chairman of the People First Party James CY Soong talks on a press conference in Beijing on May 12, 2005.