"Sliding Five Loops to Greet 2008 Beijing Olympics"

Young members of "Sliding Five Loops to Greet 2008 Beijing Olympics" cheer for victory in Wangfujing Street of Beijing, the capital of China, May 12, 2006. Escorting a scroll with signatures to greet the coming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a group of 12 roller skating members started their journey from Tangshan of north China��s Hebei Province on May 10. The group arrived in Beijing Friday and presented the scroll to Beijing Olympic committee.

"Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of the Iraq War"

Relatives of soldiers killed during the Iraq War hug and cry among shoes and boots of war victims on the National Mall in Washington, the United States, May 11, 2006. Shoes and boots of Iraq War victims were displayed here at an anti-war exhibition called "Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of the Iraq War" on Thursday.

Drought in China's Inner Mongolia

Frontier defense soldiers clean the quicksand in front of their barracks in Ejin Qi of Alxa, western part of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region May 6, 2006. Alxa, with an area of 250,000 square kilometers and an annual rainfall less than 100 millimetres, is renowned for its Gobi areas and Badain Jaran desert, Tengger desert as well as Ulan Buh desert in China. Heavy drought and more than 20 times of heavy sandstorms hit Alxa this year, causing big problems for locals' stock raising.

Int's copyright trade fair in Changsha

People attend the opening ceremony for the 1st International Copyright Cooperation Fair of China in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province on May 12, 2006. Sponsored by the Copyright Society of China and other organizations, the fair, aiming to promote international copyright cooperation and trade, opened here on Friday.

236-centimeter tall giantess

The 236-centimeter tall giantess Yao Defen (R) and her elder brother pose for the camera in a hospital affiliated to Anhui Medical University in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, May 12, 2006, where she takes a physical examination. 34-year-old Yao Defen, a resident of Shucheng county, Anhui province, had grown to 204 centimeters tall when she was only 15.

200 killed in Nigeria pipeline blast

Rescue workers carry the burnt bodies of the victims of an oil pipeline blast in northwest Lagos, Nigeria May 12, 2006. Oil gushing from a ruptured Nigeria pipeline caught fire on Friday as villagers scavenged for the free fuel, sparking an inferno that killed up to 200 people and left charred bodies scattered around the site. (Xinhua/AFP)

Healthy pregnancy

Pregnant women in Shanghai perform aerobic exercises at an event to promote healthy pregnancies, May 12, 2006. The event came two days before Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday. (Newsphoto)

Three-legged piggy in China's Zhejiang

A three-legged piggy is seen in this pitcure taken on May 12, 2006. A sow gave birth to 11 piggies in a small village in China's east province of Zhejiang April 28 this year. And one of the new born piggies has only three legs which draws great attention from local villagers. The three-legged piggy is doing well althouth it walks awkwardly. (Newsphoto)

Bikini protester at summit meeting

A Greenpeace activist holds up a sign to protest against pulpmill pollution after the family photo of the heads of states of European Union, Latin American and Caribbean at the "IV Summit of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean" in Vienna May 12, 2006. (China Daily/Reuters)

Premier Wen with Singapore's Minister Mentor

Premier Wen Jiabao shakes hands with Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during a meeting on Friday in Beijing at Zhongnanhai, the headquarters of China's central authorities. The two sides discussed Sino-Singaporean relations and issues of common concern. Lee arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an eight-day visit at the invitation of the Chinese Government.