Great Wall of China gets measured

Zhang Pengming, head of the Great Wall scientific research team of Hebei province measures the width of a stone block with a laser rangefinder at Great Wall's Shanhaiguan Pass section on April 24. A pilot survey and measuring mission for the Great Wall was kicked off in north China's Hebei province recently, which will get a thorough situation of Great Wall resources within a couple of years. It is the first time that China uses survey and mapping techniques to measure the Great Wall precisely. The pilot project is carried out currently in Hebei and Gansu province.

US newspaper names 10 unsexiest men in the world (1)

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, was crowned "unsexiest man in the world" by The Boston Phoenix on Tuesday. "The parrot-voiced, pickle-faced comic is to sexy what Kryptonite is to Superman," the newspaper wrote.

US newspaper names 10 unsexiest men in the world (2)

The sixth: actor Brad Pitt

Carrier rocket Long March 4-B takes off

Carrier rocket Long March 4-B, carrying Remote Sensing Satellite No. 1, blasts off at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, April 27, 2006. Long March 4-B was launched at 6:48 a.m. April 27, (GMT 22:48 April 26) and put Remote Sensing Satellite No. 1 into preset orbit later. It was the first space launch of China this year.

President Hu starts visit to Nigeria

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo��R��before their talks in Abujia, capital of Nigeria, April 26, 2006. Hu Jintao arrived here Wednesday on a two-day state visit to Nigeria at the invitation of Olusegun Obasanjo.

Arsenal reaches Champions League final

Arsenal's Gilberto Silva (L) is challenged by Villarreal's Guillermo Franco (R) during the second leg of their Champions League semi-final soccer match at el Madrigal in Villarreal, April 25, 2006.

Chinese men's paddlers take three wins in a row

China's Chen Qi returns the ball during a third-round match of Group A against Denmark at the 48th World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, north Germany, April 26, 2006. China beat Denmark 3-0.

Japanese monk confesses war crimes

Japanese monk Iwada Ryuzo confesses crimes of war in front of the list of martyrs of Wuhan Battle between Chinese people and Japanese invaders during the World War II in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2006. This is the second time for the 70-year-old Japanese monk to come to China in order to do confession for crimes that japanese invaders committed during World War II.

PLA on the road to modernized military training

New-type fighters of PLA Air Force strike on targets in training. Implementing a series of important instructions by President Hu Jintao on intensifying military training, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), guided by the scientific development concept, has persisted in reform and innovation and intensified training through scientific measures this year.

Foreign tourists take to street against explosions

A foreign tourist holds a slogan during a protest against Monday's bomb attacks, attended by nearly 100 foreign tourists, in the Red Sea resort of Dahab, in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, April 25, 2006. Three deadly explosions took place almost simultaneously at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Monday in Dahab, killing at least 23 people, including 3 foreign tourists from Germany, Italy and US.

China International Defense Electron Expo

People visit the Fifth China International Defense Electron Expo at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2006. Approximately 300 exhibitors from at home and abroad took part in the exhibition, opened on Wednesday.

Hu meets members of Chinese medical aid team

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with a member of Chinese medical aid team during his meeting with the team in Casablanca of Morocco, April 25, 2006.