Back from Solomon Islands

Staff of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (L) talks with Hong Kong compatriots evacuated from Solomon Islands after their arriving in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on early morning, April 25, 2006.

Shenyang stages the largest-ever elite riot, anti-terror manoeuvre

Shenyang Municipal Public Security Bureau staged a largest-ever elite riot and anti-terror exercises in history to ensure the safety and smooth progress of Shenyang China International Horticultural Exposition 2006.

A human hand-like radish

A resident shows a human hand-like radish in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 24. A staff member of the Beiqidao St.market in Daowai district found this radish when inspecting the booths on Monday.

Iranian president threatens to "reconsider" nuclear policy

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, April 24, 2006. Ahmadinejad said on Monday that his country would "reconsider" its cooperation with the UN atomic agency if western countries continue to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear technologies.

Sheep with five horns

A sheep with five horns was feeding in Caoshi zoo of Bozhou city, central China's Anhui province, April 23. The sheep was introduced from Inner Mongolia and the five horns might be the result of genetic mutation.

Chinese men win World Championship opener

Chinese Chen Qi serves during a Group A match with Roumania during the team event of the 48th World Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, north Germany, April 24, 2006. China beat Roumania 3-0.

Egypt resort bombings kill 23

A souvenir shop at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Dahab becomes a mess after explosions on April 24, 2006. Three bomb explosions striking the city Monday killed 23 people, including three foreigners, and wounded 62, the interior ministry said.

PLA holds maneuver in East China Sea

Warships and aircrafts of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) launch coordinated assault in a military maneuver held in the East China Sea in April 2006.

Nadal tames Federer in classic Monte Carlo final

Rafael Nadal of Spain bites his trophy after winning the Monte Carlo tennis open tournament in Monaco on Sunday. Nadal defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland. The 19-year-old Spaniard is the only man to have beaten Federer this season and also beat the Swiss in the Dubai final last month.

New York Orchid Exhibition

A kind of orchid is seen during the New York Orchid Exhibition in New York, the United States, April 23, 2006. Tens of thousands of pots of orchid were on display during the annual event.��

Dragon boat race in Hangzhou

People attend a dragon boat race in the Xixi State Wetland Park in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2006. Fourteen teams took part in the race, part of the ongoing 2006 Hangzhou World Leisure Expo.��

President Hu begins visit to Morocco

China's President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with Moroccan King Mohammed VI after attending a bilateral signing ceremony in Rabat, capital of Morocco, April 24, 2006. Hu arrived here on Monday for a state visit aimed at boosting relations between China and the north African country.

Unrest in Nepal

Photo taken on April 23, 2006 shows burning tyres on a street in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. The Nepali government continued daytime curfew in Kathmandu on Monday to maintain order. The opposition seven political party alliance (SPA) of Nepal rejected King Gyanendra's call to form a new government on Saturday and insisted on the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament.

Protest against urban violence

Some 80,000 people march through downtown Brussels, capital of Belgium, on April 23, 2006 to protest against urban violence and honor a Belgian teenager stabbed to death for refusing to give robbers his MP3 player. Joe Van Holsbeeck, 17, was stabbed five times in the chest on April 12 by two youths trying to rob his MP3 player at Brussels central train station.

World Bank IMF Spring Meeting

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz (R) shakes hands with IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato when they attended the conclusion of the World Bank IMF Spring Meeting in Washington April 23, 2006.

Panama plans to refit the Panama Canal

Visitors watch two cargo ships passing the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal on April 23, 2006. Panama will propose a plan to refit the Panama Canal on April 24 as a national referendum of the proposal will be conducted later this year.

Wen on inspection in Chongqing

Premier Wen Jiabao talks to farmers at Xinjian Village of Wujian Township in Chongqing on Sunday. During his four-day inspection tour of the municipality in Southwest China that ended yesterday, the premier visited the Three Gorges Dam site and local communities to discuss employment, sanitation and migrant workers' incomes.