The success of China's super telescopes for moon-probe project test

The engineers in Kunming observe the work of the super telescope.According to the overall arrangement of moon-probe project, the first joint detection to a moon-orbiting satellite belonging to Europe Sapce Agency by four telescopes set up Beijing, Shanghai, the southwestern Yunnan Province, and the northwestern Xinjing Uygur Autonomous Region achieved success.The success of monitoring project that lasted five days proved that China was able to detect and track moon-orbiting satellites.

Record of world's most expensive oil painting refreshed

"Adele Bloch-Bauer I", painted in 1907 by the late Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, is recently sold for 135 million dollars, exceeding Picasso's "Boy with a Pipe", which was auctioned for 104 million dollars in 2004 to become the world's most expensive oil painting. The painting is purchased by Ronald .S .Loud, a cosmetics giant.

Stations along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

The photo shows the Tanghla station on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Along the 1142km-long Lhasa- Golmud section of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, there are altogether 45 stations: Lhasa, Maxiang, Angga, Yangbajain, Tanghla, Tuotuo River, etc. Both the names and building structures of the stations are of strong Tibetan characteristics. The stations, with unique construction style combined with the modern construction idea, are just like bright pearls linked by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Rare seven-colored cloud appears in Hami

Rare seven-colored clouds are seen in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on the afternoon of 19 June. The colored clouds are the outcome of light refraction as sunlight passes through the ice crystals in the cloud.

Flood hits Houston

Some pedestrians trudge on a submerged street in Houston on Monday. Continuous torrential rains have caused floods in Houston where water logging is serious. No casualties are reported yet.

New Orleans begins to clean up flood damaged cars

A worker loads a flood-damaged car on a tow truck in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday. The city has begun to clean up thousand of cars flooded and damaged by hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Chinese premier attends road completion ceremony in Ghana

Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor pose for photo with local children during a road completion ceremony near Accra, capital of Ghana, June 19, 2006. Wen and Kufuor co-inaugurated Monday the road between Ofankor and Nsawan, a portion of the trunk road linking Ghana's capital Accra and the west African country's second biggest city Kumasi.

Battle of Waterloo reenacted

Actors take part in a remake of the 1815 Waterloo battle at the former battle field of Waterloo, some 20 km from Belgium's capital Brussels, June 18, 2006. About 1,000 volunteers from over ten countries including France, Britain, Germany and Russia attended the remake of the Waterloo battle as tens of thousands of spectators watched the historical reappearance.

Highest temperature hits 40 Celsius in Zhengzhou

Two girls seek coolness from a fountain at Zijingshan Square in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, on June 19, 2006. The highest temperature hit 40 Celsius in Zhengzhou on Monday, and the Henan Observatory issued a high temperature red early-warning signal.

Saddam's trial continues in Baghdad

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and Abdullah Kathim Ruwaid (L) listen as the prosecution begins giving its closing arguments at the trial of the former Iraqi President in Baghdad June 19, 2006. The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-accused on charges of crimes against humanity resumed on Monday with the prosecution team scheduled to make its closing statement. All defendants were present.

Spain qualify, Ukraine and Switzerland alive, Togo out

Ukraine's Andriy Gusin tackles Saudi (R) Arabia's Yaser Al Kahtani during their FIFA World Cup 2006 Group H round 2 match at Hamburg's World Cup Stadium, Germany, June 19, 2006. Ukraine won 4-0.

Ferry sinks after collision

A ferry from Zhuhai, in South China's Guangdong Province, sinks after colliding with a ship from Hong Kong's First Ferry company, yesterday. About 140 passengers from both ships were rescued after the accident at 10 am. There were no casualties. The Hong Kong ship, which departed from Macao, only suffered slight damage.

Stephen Hawking gives lecture in Beijing

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking gives a lecture at Strings 2006, an international conference on string theory hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical Physics in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Monday, June 19, 2006.

Chinese, Afghan presidents meet in Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a welcoming ceremony Hu hosts for Karzai at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on June 19, 2006.