Finals of World Super Model Contest in China's northwest region

Hao Jun (C) winner of the finals of World Super Model Contest in China's northwest region, Li Na (L) the 1st runner-up and Ma Dan, 2nd runner up pose for a photo on Sept 5 in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A total of 50 contestants participated the contest and the winners will take part in the finals of China region.

Gas burning claims 17 lives in Shanxi

Rescuers are ready to enter a coal mine for a rescue mission at a coal mine in Zhongyang County, North China's Shanxi Province September 6, 2005. Seventeen miners were killed in a gas burning accident that happened Tuesday morning.

US army hands over Najaf to Iraqi troops

US army in Iraqi Shiah city Najaf handed over power of command to the Iraqi security troops on Sept. 6th, 2005.

Blair's football show in Beijing

British Prime Minister Tony Blair kicks a football whilst Chinese children look on at Yue Tan Stadium September 6, 2005. Blair attended a soccer master class given by Robson to local children.

Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2005 held in Japan

A toy made of leather is displayed at the Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2005, the largest gift exhibition so far held in Japan, in Tokyo, capital of Japan Sept. 6, 2005. Gifts of 29 categories produced by 800 Japanese and foreign companies were exhibited here.

Survivors of Indonesian air crash hospitalized

Saiful Bahri(L), 44, one of the passenger survivors of the deadly crash of an Indonesian airliner, is hospitalized at Gleneagles Hospital in Medan, the capital of Indonesia's North Sumatra Sept. 6, 2005. A Boeing 737-200 Plane crashed into the densely populated residential area minutes after take-off from the Polonia Airport in Medan on Monday, killing 150 people both on board and on the ground.

WWII veterans of former Soviet Union visit Dalian

WWII veterans of former Soviet Union visit the Dalian and Lushun Monument to WWII Martyrs of former Soviet Union in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province Sept. 6, 2005. WW�� veterans from eight countries including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus visited the city on Tuesday, marking the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory of the world's anti-Fascist war.

Zhijiang Int'l Peace Culture Festival opens

Actors perform during the opening of the second China Zhijiang International Peace Culture Festival at Zhijiang airport that witnessed Japanese surrender on Aug. 21, 1945, in central China's Hunan Province Sept 6, 2005. Foreign guests from over 10 countries, together with tens of thousands of local residents attended the peace festival marking the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory of the world's anti-Fascist war.

Katrina may have claimed 10,000 lives

Victims of Hurricane Katrina are transported to New Orleans International Airport after being rescued out of the city on Sept. 5, 2005. Although body counting in New Orleans and other hurricane-ravaged areas in the United States will not be completed in weeks, the city's mayor Ray Nagin warned Monday that the killer storm may have claimed some 10,000 lives.

China sails into semi-finals at Asian Champs

China's Liu Yanan smashes the ball during the quarterfinal match with Vietnam at the 13th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Taicang, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province, September 6, 2005. China won the match 25-20, 25-11, 25-18 and advanced to the semifinal.

President Hu pays a visit to Lei Jieqiong

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd, R) talks with Lei Jieqiong (2nd, L), honorary president of China Association for Promoting Democracy in Beijing Sep. 6, 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 Lei Jieqiong Tuesday to extend greetings to her.