Death toll reaches 53 in Amman hotel blasts

Jordanian policemen stood guard at the Radisson SAS Hotel after on Nov 9, 2005. The death toll has climbed to at least 53 in a series of blasts that rocked three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman Wednesday night, Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Moasher said.

Berlin commemorates collapse of Berlin Wall

November 9, 2005 marks the 16th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. By the monument of the Berlin Wall people presenting flowers stand in front of the old site on November 9. A series of activities are held that day to mark the 16th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

British Queen stages banquet welcoming Chinese president

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L1) and his wife Liu Yongqing (L2) pose for a group photo with British Queen Elizabeth II (R2) and her husband Prince Philip (R) in the Buckingham Palace in London, on Nov. 8, 2005. British Queen Elizabeth II staged a large banquet welcoming Hu Jintao's visit on Tuesday.

The 5th round of the six-party talks begins in Beijing

Wu Dawei, Chinese deputy foreign minister, also head of the Chinese delegation, is present at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital city of China on Nov. 9, 2005 as the fifth round of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue began at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Supporters of Azerbaijan's opposition hold rally in Baku

Supporters of Azerbaijan's opposition shout slogans during a rally in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Nov. 9, 2005. Nearly 80,000 of opposition supporters marched into Baku's Victory Square Wednesday to demand fresh parliamentary elections and call on President Ilham Aliyev to step down in Azerbaijan amid a heavy police presence.

Egypt's parliamentary election starts

A car with the poster of an Egyptian parliamentary election candidate parks by a polling station in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Nov. 9, 2005. The first phase of Egypt's three-stage parliamentary elections kicked off early on Nov. 9 as voters in eight governorates started casting their ballots and the whole election will close on Dec.7, 2005.

Wedding ceremony for pandas

Giant pandas "Lin Hui" and "Chuang Chuang" enjoy their wedding cake at Chieng Mai Zoo in Chieng Mai, Thailand, Nov. 9, 2005. The zoo organized on Wednesday a wedding ceremony for the two pandas, the 5-year-old male "Chuang Chuang" and the 4-year-old female "Lin Hui", who came from China to Thailand in 2003.

Hu Jintao meets Tony Blair

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R2) and his wife Liu Yongqing (L2) pose for a group photo with British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R1) and his wife Cherie Booth (L1) in Downing Street in London, capital of UK, Nov. 9, 2005.