Plane crash in Pakistan kills 45

The local residents of Multan look on at the plane crash site on Monday.A Pakistan International Airline Fokker carrying 41 passengers and four crew crashed Monday in the eastern Pakistani city of Multan.

Cross-Straits Big Brand Forum held in Xiamen

Zhang Guoyou, vice president of the Peking University, speaks at the First Cross-Straits Big Brand Forum held in Xiamen, a coastal city in southeast China's Fujian Province. The forum is part of the "Big Brand Xiamen Promotion" sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce.

Samba dance brings joy to Shenzhen

Brazilian actresses perform dance with local residents in the Happy Valley Theme Park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, July 10, 2006. A Brazilian dance team put on a wonderful performance in Shenzhen Monday, bringing the ardor and joy of Samba dance to the local residents.

Zidane wins Golden Ball award

France captain Zinedine Zidane won the Golden Ball award for the World Cup's best player, despite being dismissed for head butting Marco Materazzi in the final.

France soccer team returns home

France national soccer team Zinedine Zidane acknowledges the fans at the Concord Square in Paris, France on Monday. France soccer team returned home from Germany on Monday.

Paper-made wedding gowns show in Nanjing

Bride Tai Jing (L) and groom Liang Shuang applaud at their wedding in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 9, 2006. Tai Jing and models presented creations of paper-made wedding gowns by Chinese famous designer Yao Feng.

Elder girl of conjoined twins dies

Chen Yanfen, mother of the 11-month conjoined twin girls from east China's Zhejiang Province, looks at her babies at the Children's Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, east China, on July 5, 2006. Twin girls Hu Jingxuan and Chen Jingni received a separation operation on July 6 at the hospital. Hu Jingxuan, the elder baby, died of failure of internal organs after a 91-hour emergency treatment on July 10, while Chen Jingni is in a stable condition.

Polish President names twin brother as PM

Polish President Lech Kaczynski (L) shakes hands with his twin brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski after nominating him as the new Polish prime minister in the presidential palace in Warsaw, capital of Poland, July 10, 2006.

Indian communication satellite launch fails

India's communication satellite INSAT 4C explodes shortly after it lifts off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The satellite veered off its projected path, exploding and reportedly falling into the sea shortly after it soared in the sky.

Senior CPC official meets Cuban guest

Li Changchun (R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, shakes hands with Cuban Vice President of the Council of State Esteban Lazo Hernandez during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, on July 10, 2006.

Israel vows to press ahead Gaza moves

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem July 10, 2006. Olmert said that the conflicts between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip would not block Palestine to found an independent state alongside a secure Israel. He also said that Israel had no particular desire to topple the Hamas government.

Mural masterwork: Myth of Tomorrow

People view the mural "Myth of Tomorrow" in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on July 10, 2006. The 5.5-meter-high and 30-meter-long mural, painted by Japanese artist Taro Okamoto in late 1960s on seven concrete blocks, represents the life in the exploding moment of the atom bomb with metaphor meaning that nuclear weapon will bring dooms to human being's dream and "Myth of Tomorrow".

Explosion levels a Manhattan building to the ground

Rescue is underway at the blast scene in Manhattan, New York on Monday. At least 15 people were injured in an apparent gas blast, possibly triggered by a suicidal attempt, which brought down a four-story apartment building in Manhattan's Upper East Side Monday, city officials said.

Typhoon Ewiniar in Qingdao

A car is trapped in waves surged by strong winds on a seashore road in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, July 10, 2006. Affected by Typhoon Ewiniar, the third this year, high waves were surged in the sea near Qingdao, causing temporary danger in some areas.

Chechen rebel leader Basayev killed

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev attends a news conference in the village of Ansalta in Botlikhsky district of Dagestan in southern Russia in this August 12, 1999 file photo. Russia's most wanted man, Basayev, has been killed, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday.