"In Her Shoes" premieres in LA

Co-stars Cameron Diaz (L), Toni Collette (C) and Shirley MacLaine attend the Los Angeles premiere of the Twentieth Century Fox film "In Her Shoes" at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills September 28, 2005. The movie is based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner and tells the story of party girl Maggie Feller, played by Diaz, and her head-on-straight sister Rose, played by Collette. The film opens in the U.S. on October 7, 2005.

Golden wedding celebrated in Hangzhou

An old couple hold a sculpture symbolizing golden wedding during a ceremony held in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province Sept. 29, 2005. Some 50 old couples took part in the ceremony to mark their golden wedding. The old couples visited the West Lake and the Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou after the ceremony.

344 studemts in Jilin suffer from food poisoning

Students, accompanied by their parents, get medical treatment at a local hospital in Jiutai city, northeast China's Jilin Province September 29, 2005 when food poisoning reportedly sickened more than 300 students and teachers. None of the 344 treated in local hospitals is in the life-threatening state. Preliminary tests showed it was a food poisoning case and further investigation is ongoing.

Court dismisses damages claim for Yasukuni visit

A plaintiff shows a banner with 'Unfair Ruling' during a protest in front of the Tokyo High Court as the court dismissed an appeal challenging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, Japan, Sept. 29, 2005. The Tokyo High Court rejected the appeal by some 39 plaintiffs from Japanese religious circle who sought compensation in spiritual damages from Koizumi and the state.

Mass demonstration in Jakarta against fuel price hike

Some demonstrators sit outside the presidential palace in Jakarta September 29, 2005. Thousands of Indonesians held protests across the country on Thursday against the government's decision to increase fuel price. The country is set to raise fuel prices on October 1 to fight a budget crisis.

Chongqing launches anti-terror drill

Firemen carry a "seriously injured passenger" to safe areas during a simulated terrorist attack at the light rail of southwest China's Chongqing, early Sept. 29, 2005. The public security bureau of Chongqing launched the exercise Wednesday night to enhance the emergency services' reactions in simulated terrorist attacks on the track transportation.

Mass wedding ceremony celebrating the National Day

A newl couple exchange sweet words during a mass wedding ceremony held in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 29, 2005. About 100 new couples took part in the mass wedding ceremony, the third of its kind, held in the city on Thursday. The new couples planted tree saplings after the mass wedding ceremony.

Chinese Peng makes history in Guangzhou int'l tennis tournament

Peng Shuai from China returns the shuttle to Tzipora Obziler from Israel during the women's singles match in WTA Tour's Guangzhou international tennis tournament in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 29, 2005. Peng won the match 6-4, 6-4 and advanced to the next round.

Chinese cultural festival staged in Washington

A huge banner promoting the "Festival of China" hangs above the entrance to the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, the United States, on Sept. 28, 2005. The festival, the largest celebration of the Chinese performing arts in American history, will debut in the center this October.