Italian aid worker killed in Afghanistan: reports said

An Afghan woman displays a photo of Italian aid worker Clementina Cantoni from the CARE International aid agency during a rally to demand her release in Kabul May 17, 2005. Cantoni, abducted in Kabul on May 16, has been killed after the Afghan government refused to meet abductors' demands, alleged kidnappers told Reuters on May 20, 2005. But the Italian Embassy in Kabul refused to confirm the report.

Kunqu opera troupe to perform in Taipei

Jiangsu Kun Opera Troupe performers rehearse for Kun Opera "Mudanting", or "Peony Pavilion", in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 20, 2005. The troupe will take part in the Taipei Traditional Art and Culture Festival and perform in the event on June 2 in Taipei in southeast China's Taiwan Province.

Thaifex-World of Food Asia exhibition in Bangko

A Thai fruit company displays fruits in the Thaifex-World of Food Asia exhibition in Bangkok, capital city of Thailand, on May 20, 2005. More than 1,000 foodstuff firms from 25 Asian and European countries and regions took part in the five-day exhibition, opened on May 18.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi at Cannes Film Festival

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi poses during red carpet arrivals for U.S. director Tommy Lee Jones' in-competition film "Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" at the 58th Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2005. (Reuters)

Uruguayan President meets China's top advisor

Uruguayan President Tabare Ram��n Vazquez Rosas (L) shakes hands with Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, during a meeting in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, May 19, 2005.

Old soldier does penance for past atrocities

A 91-year-old Japanese veteran kneels at a memorial for the Chinese people's Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai, east China, May 20, 2005 to offer apology to the Chinese people for his crimes in Japan's aggressions on China from 1937 to 1945.