Normal way of life resumed after Rita

An eight-month-old boy plays on the beach in southern Houston on Sept. 27, 2005. Evacuated residents began to return to their hometown, and the city was on the way to resume normal way of life after Hurricane Rita.

PETA protests for Australian sheep

Demonstrators with the Australian flags painted and fake blood on other parts of their mostly naked bodies stand in front of the Australian embassy during a rally held by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Washington on Sept. 27, 2005. PETA said demonstrations would also be held outside Australian missions in other cities in a bid to force Australian sheep farmers to stop controversial farming practices.

Suicide attack kills nine in Kabul

Soldiers of the Coalition forces block the road leading to the site of an explosion in Afghan capital Kabul Sept. 28, 2005. A suicide attacker detonated a bomb here on Wednesday, killing at least 9 and injuring 28 others, a spokesperson of the Afghan Defense Ministry said. Taliban claimed to be responsible for the suicide attack at the same time.

Chinese hold commemoration of anti-Japanese war in Malaysia

Participants stand in silent tribute to people who died during the Japanese invasion to Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on Sept. 27, 2005. Some 13 Chinese Malaysian communities and organizations held the conference to mark the 60th anniversary of victory of the Malayan people's resistance to Japanese invasion in defense of Malaya. Resolutions adopted at the conference condemned the repeated visits by Japanese leaders to the Yasakuni Shrine. Some 100 representatives of Chinese Malaysian communities and groups participated in the conference.

Fifth round of Sino-US talks in the pipeline

Lu Jianhua (L), Chinese chief negotiator as well as the director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, shakes hands with David Spooner, special negotiator for textile at the US Trade Representative's office, before their talks in Washington D. C. on Sept. 27, 2005. The fifth round of Sino-US talks on textiles was in the pipeline on Tuesday.

"Fathers 4 Justice" protests in London

Guy Harrison, a member of the "Fathers 4 Justice" group, climbs up on the roof of Westminster Hall to display a banner reading " Does Blair Care?" in central London, Sept. 27, 2005. The group of "Fathers 4 Justice" aims at striving for custody of the children for fathers after the divorce by holding various protests.

Temples of Confucius hold grand commemorative ceremonies

Performance in the ancient style is staged during a grand ceremony held in the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province Sept. 28, 2005. A grand ceremony commemorating the 2556th birth anniversary of Confucius was held in Qufu, hometown of Confucius, on Wednesday. Similar ceremonies were also held at about 30 temples of Confucius and commemorative venues in the Republic of Korea, Japan, Germany and the United States at the same time with Qufu as the main venue.