The magic of crystal

Model presents the works of Swarovski, a global leading crystal and jewelry manufacturer at the ongoing Spring and Summer Fashion Week 2006 in Barcelona, Spain, Sep 21, 2005.

Floods claim 58 lives in south India

Photo shows local residents thread their way through the floodwater in Andhra Pradesh in south India, Sep 21, 2005. The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh worsened with reports of about 58 killed, 20,000 villagers evacuated and hundreds of villages submerged, Indo-Asian News Service reported.

Rita unleashes Category 5 fury over US Gulf

Strong waves lap against the seafront boulevard in Havana, capital city of Cuba, Sep 20, 2005. Regions in northwest Cuba are affected by flood of various degrees and some 60,000 local residents have evacuated as Hurricane Rita passed the country. The locals in Havana have to stay at home as Hurricane Rite continues its approach.

National aircrafts shown at Beijing air exhibition

Model of Xiaolong fighter developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I with newly-designed wings. The 11th Beijing International Aviation Exhibition was opened on September 21, 2005, attracting 175 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions.

Internet surfing, phone call in the air

Connexion by Boeing, a company under Boeing, on September 21 invited some passengers on board a plane to experience the fun of surfing the Internet in the air.It was learned that with the Connexion by Boeing service passengers can use personal computers or palm computers to browse web pages, receive and send emails, watch online TV through wireless access or standard Ethernet.Airbus China also said that with the new cabin wireless network to be put to use in late 1006 Internet surfing and phone call in the air would no longer be a dream. The photo shows passengers on board a plane watching football match through the Internet.

Successful day for home players at China Open

China's Peng Shuai returns to Argentina's Mariana Diaz-Oliva during a women's singles match at the China Open in Beijing Sept. 21, 2005. Peng won the match 2-1.

Shenzhen marches into AFC CL semis

Shenzhen Jianlibao's Yuan Lin (R) vies with players of Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli during the second leg match of the quarterfinals of the 2005 AFC Champions League in Shenzhen, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 21, 2005.

Top-level contacts improve Sino-Luxembourg ties

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, shakes hands with Lucien Weiler, president of the Parliament of Luxembourg, during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 21, 2005.

Chinese top leaders meet with Prime Minister of Dominica

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 21, 2005.

Koizumi reelected as Japanese prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi poses with his cabinet members at his official residence in Tokyo Sept. 21, 2005. Koizumi kept all cabinet members unchanged in the new cabinet after his reelection during a special session of Japan's parliament on Wednesday.