Diary of invading Japanese soldier found in Qianxi county, Hebei province

A diary left over by an invading Japanese soldier was found in Xifengkou, Qianxi county, north China's Hebei province, where the first shot of the war against Japanese aggression was fired. The diary has 192 pages and 55,000 words. On the title page it reads "Diary kept for expedition to Manchuria", "Asahikawa, train will leave Otaru port at 6: 30 a.m., 26 September, the seventh year of the Reign of Syowa to Manchuria ... ".

Jackson found not guilty on child molestation

Pop star Michael Jackson leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after being found not guilty on all ten counts of child molestation in Santa Maria, California, June 13, 2005. Jackson was cleared of all charges on Monday, including child sex abuse, ending a bitter four-month trial that could have sent him to prison for nearly 20 years.

UAE president meets Zeng Peiyan

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan(R) meets with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates on June 13, 2005. Zeng arrived here on Sunday to kick off his two-day visit to the country. He will also visit Qatar and attend the second South Summit to be held in the Qatari capital Doha.

The 46th Paris Air Show opens

A combat fighter made by France's Dassault Aviation performed at the 46th Paris Air Show on June 13, 2005. The Show, opened on June 13 in suburb of Paris, has attracted about 1,900 aerospace enterprises from 41 countries and regions.

Rechargeable single-track elevated light railway ticket debuts in Chongqing

A girl passenger uses an electronic ticket at an entrance to the elevated light railway in Chongqing, a municipality in southwest China June 13, 2005. The rechargeable tickets for the elevated light railway were put into trial use Monday before the formal operation of China's first single-track elevated light railway set on June 18.

Somalia's transitional government in-exile back home

Somali transitional President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed delivers a speech at the farewell party in Nairobi before his government leaves exile in Kenya for Somalia June 13, 2005. After months of delays and unmet pledges to move, Somalia's transitional government in-exile prepared today to leave its home in Kenya despite ongoing bitter disputes over the relocation.

Saddam questioned by special tribunal

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein appears in this TV grab released on June 13, 2006. The Iraqi Special Tribunal said Monday it had questioned the toppled president about the killing of dozens of men in a Shi'ite town where he survived an assassination attempt in 1982.

Contestants to International Miss Tourism visit Kaifeng

A contestant of the 2005 International Miss Tourism finals tries to perform sideshow during a visit to Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China's Henan Province June 13, 2005. The 2005 International Miss Tourism finals will be held in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province early next month.

Track laying for Qinghai-Tibet railway to finish this year

Workers lay tracks along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on the north side of the Tanggula Mountain at an altitude of 5,072 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region June 10, 2005. The 1,142-km Qinghai-Tibet Railway from Golmud in Qinghai Province to Lhasa is the most elevated rail route in the world. Workers will finish laying the tracks for the Qinghai-Tibet railway by the end of this year and trial operation will begin July 1, 2006.

International General Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council

Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi delivers a speech at the luncheon party of the annual International General Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) in Hong Kong June 13, 2005. The 38th International General Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) opened here on Monday.

Folk fashion show in Xinjiang

Girls of Uygur nationality present dresses of Uygur ethnic group during a folk fashion show held in Yining County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region June 12, 2005.

China commemorates late leader Chen Yun

Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,delivers a speech at the grand centennial commemoration of late Chinese leader Chen Yun, hailed as one of the founders of China's socialist economic construction, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 13, 2005.