Airbus, EADS launch A350 jet plans

The parent of Europe's Airbus approved plans Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, to proceed with the new Airbus A350 plane, which is designed to rival Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner. Combo of two computer generated images handed out by Airbus of an Airbus A350-800 (top) and by Boeing of the new Boeing 787 jet (below). (Xinhua/AFP photo)

Security tightened on NY subway after threat

Passengers walk in a train station in New York Oct. 6, 2005. New York City subway might be the target of a terrorist attack, and the city's police have taken additional measures to ensure the safety of the subway system and New Yorkers, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday. (Xinhua photo)

Actress and singer Karen Mok

Actress and singer Karen Mok poses during a news conference in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, October 6, 2005. Mok will take a role in Broadway musical "Rent" which will be performed in Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from Dec. 13 to 25.

Ramadan in Kabul

Three Afghan boys play with pigeons in front of a mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, October 6, 2005. Ramadan, the holy month during which the Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, started on Wednesday. Children were not restricted within the commandments as they were promitted to eat and play unrestrictedly.

Karzai holds talks with NATO Secretary General

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the president's office in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, October 6, 2005. NATO will send more than 10,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, as the forces are going to move into the country's more volatile south to conduct peacekeeping missions next year, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday.

Butterflies show in New York

A butterfly is seen perching on a flower at the Tropical Butterflies Alive In Winter exhibition at the American Museum of Nature History in New York October 5, 2005. The exhibition, which will be opened to the public soon and last till next spring, was opened to the media on Wednesday with over 500 tropical butterflies on show.

Artifact exhibition of Titanic in Athens

Visitors pass a picture at the artifact exhibition of Titanic held in the Zappeion Palace in Athens, capital of Greece, October 5, 2005. Thousands of visitors were attracted by the exhibition inaugurated on Wednesday. Some historic photos taken during the periods of engineering, building and launching and hundreds of relics salvaged from the deep sea were displayed in the exhibition. The artifact exhibition of Titanic has been held in over 22 countries and has a audience of 16 million.

Amazing autumnal scene of Tsangpo River

The photo dated Oct. 5, 2005 shows the amazing autumnal scene of the Tsangpo River in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The river, originated from the glacier at northern foot of the Himalayas, claims the highest altitude among big rivers in the world.