Metro train derails in Beijing, no casualties

Beijing metro's Xizhimen Station stops operation on Monday afternoon. Three carriages of an empty train ran off the rails at 1:55 pm when the train was performing test run on No. 13 Line that day. The accident caused inconvenience for many passengers although the metro company tried to retain the operation on the remaining rail, because the repair operation lasted for nearly six hours.

Romania takes measures to control bird flu

Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2005 shows fowls kept in the courtyard of a farmer's home in Afumati, Romania. Dead birds were found in two villages in the Danube delta early October and a further test determined the birds infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. The affected zone was immediately blocked and the poultry farms nearby were disinfected. So far, no people have been found infected with bird flu virus in Romania.

Senior CPC official meets general secretary of African National Congress

Kgalema Motlanthe (L), general secretary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, shakes hands with Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, during their meeting in Johannesburg Nov. 21, 2005.

Kenya held constitution referendum

Three Kenyans show their ID cards before casting ballot in the constitution referendum at a polling station in Lavington Primary School in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov. 21, 2005. Kenyan held the constitution referendum on Nov. 21. The results will be announced on Nov. 23.

Guangzhou International Auto Exhibition

Models presents a Honda Accord car during the Third Guangzhou International Auto Exhibition in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 21, 2005. The exhibition was opened at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center on Nov. 21.

Vigorous measures taken to prevent the spread of bird flu

An epidemic prevention worker disinfects a motorcycle in an area where bird flu cases have been reported in Shishou, a city in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 21, 2005. A number of geese died in the Tian'ezhou Economic Development Zone in Shishou on Nov. 16. China's state bird flu lab diagnosed the cases as those of bird flu on Nov. 20. The local authorities are taking measures to prevent the spead of the epidemic.

Zhang Ziyi promotes new movie " Memoirs of a Geisha"

Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi poses for photographs in New York on Nov. 21, 2005. Zhang Ziyi and Malaysian Chinese movie star Michelle Yeoh arrived in New York to promote their new movie " Memoirs of a Geisha" which will premiere in the U.S. in December, 2005.

Sharon quits ruling Likud party

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon quitted the ruling right-wing Likud party on Monday to form a new party and called for early elections, a move that will redraw the Jewish state's political map and raise uncertainty for its future dealing with the Palestinians.

Putin,Koizumi agree to build trustful relationship

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks while Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi listens at a news conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Nov. 21, 2005. Koizumi and Putin held talks on Nov. 21, agreeing to enhance cooperation in economy and energy, and to build up a trustful relationship.

Chinese naval fleet arrives in Pakistani port

A Pakistani military band and a folk art troupe perform to welcome the arrival of a Chinese naval fleet at the military port of Karachi in south Pakistan Nov. 21, 2005. The Chinese fleet composed of the "Shenzhen" missile destroyer and the "Weishanhu" ocean supplier arrived in Karachi Nov. 21 for a three-day visit to Pakistan. It will also visit India and Thailand.