Wu Guanzheng holds talks with Finnish Parliament Speaker

Wu Guanzheng (R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Finnish Parliament Speaker Paavo Tapio Lipponen during their meeting in Helsinki Sept. 23, 2005. (Xinhua Photo)

US protestors demand withdrawal from Iraq

Tens of thousands of anti-war protestors gathered in the US capital on Saturday, demanding withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and diversion the war funds to domestic needs such as job and education.

Beijing International Cultural and Tourism Festival

Two women take part in a performance of the Eighth Beijing International Cultural and Tourism Festival in Beijing September 24, 2005. The festival is organised to promote the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and to promote greater understanding between people in China and other countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua)

Year of France in China closes

An old man visits the "Royal Relics from Chateau de Versailles of Louis XIV, the Sun King" exhibition in the Shanghai Museum in Shanghai, east China, on Sept. 24, 2005. The Year of France in China in Shanghai ended on Saturday. In response to the Year of China in France, held from October 2003 to July 2004, the Year of France in China commenced in October 2004 and held a large number of cultural activities all over China in nearly one year. (Xinhua Photo)

Hurricane Rita landing in USA

Waves rush ashore as Hurricane Rita is landing on common boundary of Texas and Louisiana, U.S.A. September 23, 2005. (Xinhua Photo)