Police issue warrant for Chinese students murder suspect

A picture of Fu Kwok Wei, a 27-year old Vancouver citizen suspected of murdering two Chinese students in Ottawa on Dec. 6, is posted on the website of Ottawa Police Service as a wanted suspect Dec. 15, 2005.

China-Kazakhstan oil pipe opens

The valve of the first station of the China-Kazakhstan oil pipe is switched on by Zhou Jiping (3rd left), Vice President of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC)and Uzakbai Karabalin (1st left), President of KazMunaiGaz, Kazakhstan's state oil and gas company at Atasu on Dec. 15. This marks the operation of the program's 962-kilometre first phase which will carry 10 million tons of crude oil a year from Atasu to Alashankou of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Plans are underway for a second phase, which is expected to pipe at least 20 million tons of oil from Kazakhstan to China.

Bush says Iraqi parliamentary elections "a major step forward"

U.S. president George W. Bush (C) meets a group of Iraqi expatriates who voted in Iraqi parliamentary elections on Dec 15 in Washington. In a speech after the meeting, Bush hailed the parliamentary elections as "a major step forward" in achieving a democratic Iraq.

Roy Keane signs for Celtic

Former captain of Manchester United, Roy Keane (R) poses for a photo with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan on Dec 15 in Glasgow. The 34-year-old Irish signed an 18-month contract with Celtic club.

EU leaders meet to break budget deadlock

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) speaks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) at the European Union summit in Brussels, capital of Belgium, December 15, 2005. Heads of state or government of the 25 members of the European Union (EU) gathered here Thursday to break a deadlock over the bloc's 2007-13 budget.

Scuba Santa

A worker dressed as Santa Claus waves to visitors as he swims underwater in a fish tank at the Nanjing Marine World amusement park in East China's Jiangsu Province, December 14, 2005. (Newsphoto)

Citizen's paper-thin digital clock

A staff of Citizen Watch presents a digital clock that is as thin as a piece of paper and fully flexible in Tokyo on Dec 15, 2005. The clock uses E Ink Imaging Film, which does not require a backlight and consumes about 1/100th the power of traditional displays. Citizen plans to market the clock early next year.

Hospital fire kills 33 in Jilin

Fire burns at City Central Hospital in Liaoyang city, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 15, 2005. The fire occurred at about 5 p.m. Thursday at the largest hospital of Liaoyuan city and the death toll in the fire has risen to 33, which is confirmed by a provincial government official.

Zhang Yining lifts World Cup Trophy

China's Zhuang Yining waves to the spectators after the final match against her compatriot Guo Yan at the 2005 Women's Table Tennis World Cup held in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec.15, 2005. Zhang won the final 4-0.

Bush: Iraq invasion my responsibility

US President George W. Bush accepted responsibility on Wednesday for launching the Iraq war based on flawed intelligence, but insisted that it was still the right decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power.

Traditional paintings and environmental protection

A visitor views a traditional Chinese painting by Chai Jingjin during an exhibition held at the Chinese Art Gallery in Beijing Dec. 11. A total of 104 traditional Chinese paintings were displayed in the 10-day exhibition, opened on Dec. 11, under the theme of environmental protection.

Iraq's landmark general elections kick off

An Iraqi woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot in a polling station in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005. Iraq's general elections started early morning on Thursday as eligible voters headed to polling stations to elect their first full-term four-year parliament since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Chinese Premier meets Malaysian leaders

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Malaysia's Supreme Head of State Sultan Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, Dec. 15, 2005.

Chinese president inspects in Qinghai Province

Chinese President Hu Jintao(R2) shakes hands with a poverty-stricken villager in Tu Automous County of Huzhu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 15, 2005, as Hu inspected in Qinghai on Thursday.