High-tech train for the Beijing-Tibet Railway

The photo shows the sewage junction point of a carriage of train on Qinghai-Tibet railway. Golmud to Tibet railway, one part of the Qinghai-Tibet railway is going to start its pilot operation on July 1. The passenger trains are ready to set out. With environment protection and oxygen producing technologies, the electric-powered trains have a designed speed of 160 KPH.

Airbus A330-200 first joins China's west route

An Airbus A330-200 wide-body airplane parks in the Shuangliu Airport of Chengdu, west China's Sichuan Province. An Airbus A330-200 wide-body airplane landed in Shuangliu International Airport on Thursday. The plane, introduced by China Southwest Airlines, will join in China's west route for the first time. The company invested $900,000 to remake the plane, which has enhanced the plane's flight performance. This plane will mainly fly to Lahsa, Beijing and Shenzhen.

Mt. Merapi erupts in searing gas clouds, lava

Lava flows down Mount Merapi in Indonesia on Thursday, June 8. The volcano erupted in searing clouds of gas and lava on Thursday morning, and the local government requested residents to evacuate to the rendezvous, according to local TV report.

Forbes: 10 world most popular theme parks (2)

Ocean Park in Hong Kong, one of the world biggest sea parks, is located in south Hong Kong. It is also the first aquatic amusement center in Asia. The main part of the park is on the mountain, and the ocean hall is one of world biggest aquariums.

German football team trains for World Cup opening game

Head coach of the German football team Jurgen Klinsmann leads his players to attend a training session on Allianz Arena in Munich on Thursday, June 8. The German football team is making final preparations for the opening game of the FIFA World Cup, which is to come on Friday.

Forbes: 10 world most popular theme parks (1)

Orlando Disneyland is located in Florida, the U.S. It is the world biggest theme park as well as Disneyland's headquarter, which covers a total area of 124 square kilometers, approximately equal to one fifth of Singapore's area. It has four big theme parks, three aquatic paradises and 32 vacation hotels as well as 784 camping sites.

Henin-Hardenne meets Kuznetsova in French Open final

Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne plays a shot to compatriot Kim Clijsters during their semi-final of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 8, 2006.

FIFA congress opens in Munich

FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) presents a gift to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the opening ceremony of the two-day 56th FIFA congress in Munich, Germany, June 7, 2006.

10 missing in colliery flood in SW China

Chinese rescue miners walk out a coal mine after searching for 10 missing in a colliery flood in Nanchuan, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 8, 2006. A local government spokesperson said the flood occurred at around 2:15 a.m.. Eighteen miners were working in the pit and eight of them escaped, according to Xinhua News Agency. Rescue work is going on.

Students cheer after cut-throat exam

Students in a middle school of Zhaoping, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, throw their stationery bags to the air after the examination on Thursday June 8, 2006 at the close of the two-day national college entrance examination. A record 9.5 million high school students sat exams across China in the hope of qualifying for just 2.6 million university places.

Slain Zarqawi's picture released

An image taken from TV footage shows what the U.S. military in Iraq said is a picture of a dead Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, at a televised news conference in Baghdad June 8, 2006.