Old man refused to advertise for companies

Qian Daokang, a 105-year-old man, plays with his doggie at his home in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province December 7, 2005. Qiao Daokang refused to work as brand ambassador for seven companies that produce health products. He said his longevity was due to exercises rather than eating health products. [Xinhua]

Man. United crash out of champions league

Man. United was knocked out of European Champions League for the first time in a decade, slumping to a 2-1 loss at Benfica on Wednesday night. Paul Scholes scored in the sixth minute, but Geovanni tied the score in the 16th minute and Beto put the Portuguese team ahead in the 34th with a shot that deflected off Scholes and into the goal.

Pearl Harbor Day marked in the U.S.

U.S. Park Rangers wear in World War II-style uniforms for a living history display on Pearl Harbor Day at the World War II Memorial in Washington Dec. 7, 2005. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aerial forces attacked on the U.S. fleet in Hawaii, killed 2,390 soldiers,destroyed more than 200 airplanes and damaged 21 warships, bringing the United States fully into World War II.

54 killed, 22 missing in coal mine blast in N. China

Miners wait for information form their peers in Liuguantun Colliery in Kaiping District of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 7, 2005. One hundred and eighty-six miners were working underground when the coal mine blast occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 7. Rescuers have salvaged 110 miners from the exploded mine. Fifty-four workers were died and 22 were still missing.

Guangxi strengthens bird flu control

Epidemic prevention worker Zou Dashun disinfects the house of Guangxi's first human bird flu case surnamed Tang at Yanzhu Village in Ziyuan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2005. China's Health Ministry reported on Dec. 6 the first human bird flu case in Guangxi. Local authorities have since taken measures to prevent the further spread.

Chinese Premier begins official visit to Slovakia

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Dec. 7. Wen arrived in the capital of Slovakia Dec. 7 to begin a two-day official visit.