Construction of Jinping Hydropower Station kicks off

A constructor is working at the construction site of Jinping No.1 Hydropower Station on the Yalong River. The construction of the station kicked off on Nov 12. The station, with installed capacity of 3.6 million kilowatts will generate 16.62 billion kilowatt-hours annually.

Anti-terror robot shown in Zhejiang

An anti-terror robot developed by Shenyang Institute of Automation, CAS is displayed at the High-Tech Trade Fair of Zhejiang in east China's Hangzhou on Nov 13, 2005. More than 2,000 fruits of scientific research are exhibited at the fair.

Woman bomber confesses to hotel attack

A video grab image shows Sajida al-Rishawi who confessed on Jordanian TV to trying to blow herself up at a hotel in Amman, November 13, 2005.

Security tightened in Paris, Lyon

French policemen patrol in the southeastern city of Lyon, Nov. 12, 2005. Authorities imposed a curfew Saturday on Lyon, which bars minors from being outside over the weekend from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. without adult supervision.

Parade of contestants to the 55th Miss World Beauty Pageant

Miss Bulgaria attends a parade in south China's Hainan on Nov 12, 2005. Contestants to the 55th Miss World Beauty Pageant have gathered at the island for the finals.

10th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin commemorated

Israeli people sing songs of peace in a memorial rally marking the 10th anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin held in Tel Aviv Nov. 12, 2005. About 200,000 people gathered at Rabin square in Tel Aviv to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Rabin on Saturday evening.

Londoners commemorate national martyrs

An old man puts a small cross into the remembrance field outside the Westminster Abbey in London Nov. 12, 2005. Londoners gathered here on Saturday to commemorate those national martyrs who devoted their lives in the two World Wars.

Chen Hong, Zhang Ning win championships at China Open

China's Chen Hong jubilates during men's single final against his compatriot Bao Chunlai at China Open Badminton Championships 2005 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, Nov. 13, 2005. Chen won the match 2-1.

APEC Forum helps promote Korean foods

Two foreigners try to make a South Korean dessert by themselves during an exibition of traditional South Korean food held in Busan, South Korea, Nov. 13, 2005. The South Korean port city hopes to take advantage of the ongoing APEC Forum to showcase its cuisine to the world.

SAARC summit closes in Dhaka

Picture taken on Nov. 13, 2005 shows the closing ceremony of the 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Leaders of the SAARC summit adopted here on Sunday a Dhaka Declaration and decided to hold the 14th summit in India's capital city New Delhi.

6 missing, 70 injured in chemical plant blasts

Yellow smoke rises from the exploded chemical plant in Jilin, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 13, 2005. A chemical plant belonging to China National Petrochemical Corp. exploded in Jilin city Sunday. More than 10,000 residents were evacuated to avoid chemical pollution and another explosion.