Iranian women national football team

A player of Iranian women national football team (R) vies for the ball with a German player in a friendly match in Teheran, Apr 29, 2006.

Turkish TV network airs life of men dressed as women

Eight men dressed as women pose for a photo in Istanbul, Turkey, Apr 28. A private TV network in Turkey will air the life of the eight men, who will be dressed as women and live in a studio with cameras. TV viewers' voting will eliminate at least two of them every week. The one that stays at last will win a prize of $38,000.

US hit hard in Iraq: Al-Qaida's No. 2

This is an undated image made from a video released Friday, April 28, 2006 of al-Qaida's No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri. al-Zawahri said the terror network's branch in Iraq had succeeded in 'breaking the back' of the U.S. miltary with hundreds of suicide bombings, in a video that was the latest in a string of new messages by al-Qaida's leaders. This image was provided via the IntelCenter, which is a private contractor working for intelligence agencies.

400 dead dolphines found in Zanzibar

A man looks at carcasses of dolphins on Zanzibar's northern coastline, Apr 28. At least 400 dead dolphins were found on Zanzibar's northern coastline early Friday, alarming villagers, fishermen and tour operators, residents said. It was not immediately clear what killed the dolphins, whose carcasses were found along a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) stretch of Nungwi, a popular tourist destination in this semiautonomous Indian Ocean archipelago, said Narriman Jidawi, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar.

Pakistan test fires new ballistic missile

Pakistan has successfully test fired a new long-range ballistic missile on Saturday. The Shaheen II HATF VI, with a range of 2,000 kilometers, was capable carrying "nuclear and conventional warheads with high accuracy," the Geo TV quoted military sources as saying.

Preparations underway for the May Day holidays

Workers lay flowers during preparations for the seven-day May Day holidays on the Ningyuan Square in Yinchuan, capital city of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 29, 2006. Preparations are underway across China as the May Day holidays come closer.

Chinese men team enters semi-finals at table tennis worlds

China's Chen Qi returns the ball during a quarter-final match with France at the 48th World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, north Germany, April 29, 2006. China beat France 3-0.

Geisha schools at Mukoujima, Japan

Two geisha, wearing luxury kimonos, perform at Mukoujima in Sumida Ward of Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 28, 2006. The geisha schools at Mukoujima, enveiling its mystery, opened to foreign journalists on Friday. Geisha, an occupation has existed in Japan since the 17th Century, became the focus of the masses after the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha" screened.

Defending Champion Chelsea retain league title

Chelsea's John Terry (C) celebrates winning the English Premier League after their soccer match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London, April 29, 2006.

President Hu visits Nairobi Confucius Institute

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (1st left) meets with teachers and students of Nairobi Confucius Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, April 29, 2006. Hu arrived in Nairobi April 27 for a state visit to Kenya.

Imperial prayer hall reopens in Beijing

Tourists pose for photos before the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, April 29, 2006. The hall was reopened on Saturday after a maintenance project beginning on May 21, 2005. The hall, landmark of the Temple of Heaven, had been served as an imperial worship site where emperors prayed for good harvests on the 15th day of the first month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar every year since it was built in 1420. The maintenance project cost 47 million RMB yuan (5.8 million US dollars).