Filipinos stage anti-US demonstration

In a city some 80 km west of capital Manila, demonstrators burn images of six US soldiers suspected of raping on Nov. 29. Filipinos staged an anti-US demonstration that day to protest the rape of a Philippine woman by an US soldier during the US-Philippine military exercises. A 22-year-old Philippine woman accused six US soldiers of raping against her on Nov. 1st in US marine base.

A German woman is seized in Iraq

TV grab on Nov. 29 shows that a German woman (C) has been kidnapped with her driver in a city in northwest of Iraq. Spokesperson with German foreign ministry confirmed on the same day that a German woman citizen was missing in Iraq and government has established a special team to look into the case.

Polar expedition ship Xuelong enters southern hemisphere

China's 22nd south polar expedition team of 115 scientists set sail on Nov. 29 onboard the polar expedition ship Xuelong and crossed equator at 119 degrees 20 minutes east longitude.

Gold price in Asia hits new high

A customer is trying on a piece of gold in a shop of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. As global gold prices keep soaring this year, the price in Asian markets hit a new record of 500 US dollars per ounce on November 29, the highest in 18 years.

Taikonauts Fei and Nie meet with Hong Kong professionals

Fei Junlong (L) and Nie Haisheng (R), taikonauts of China's second manned space mission Shenzhou-6 meet with Hong Kong professionals in Hong Kong Space Museum during a communion activity organized by Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 29, 2005.

Suicide bombs in Bangladesh claim 7 lives

Policemen inspect the explosion spot in Gazipur, Bangladesh, Nov. 29, 2005. At least seven persons were killed and about 60 others wounded in two bomb blasts apparently by suicide bombers of the Islamist militants in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong and Gazipur near Dhaka Tuesday morning, police and television channels said.

Tai Shan enjoys its life in Washington

Tai Shan, a Chinese giant panda cub, enjoys itself at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C of the United State on November 29, 2005. Tai Shan will make its first public appearance on December 8 and a total of 13,000 free tickets have been ordered on the website.

Australia holds anti-bird flu exercise

Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott (C) and Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran (L) listen to a official presenting the case of the imaginary bird flu break in Canberra, capital of Australia, on Nov. 29, 2005. A national three-day desk-top anti-bird flu exercise started in Australia Tuesday, with the attendance of 1,000 egg and chicken meat producers as well as agriculture and health authorities to test how prepared Australia is for a bird flu outbreak.

Measures taken to control bird flu outbreak in Hunan

Epidemic prevention workers walk out of the bird flu affected area as the roads are blocked in Laobutou village, Qilidian town of Lingling district in Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 29, 2005. A state avian flu lab confirmed a bird flu outbreak on Nov. 18 that killed 390 chickens and 12 ducks in Laobutou village, Qilidian town of Lingling district in Yongzhou, Hunan Province on Nov. 28. To control the spread of bird flu, Hunan local government has activated emergency plans and Ministry of Agriculture has sent experts to the affected area to oversee the quarantine work and disease control efforts.