Tropical storm Bilis to hit Zhoushan

A photo taken on July 13 shows fishing boats gather at the Shenjiamen Port to shelter from the coming tropical storm Bilis in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province. The local border guards urged boats to return to harbors in time and helped them prepare for the rainstorm.

Shaolin kungfu in Greece

A student of Henan Shaolin Martial Arts Institute performs in a kungfu stage play "Shaolin Temple" in Athens, Greece on July 12, 2006. This is the first time for Shaolin kungfu to be performed in Greece.

Death toll rises to 19 in Israeli attacks

An Israeli tank enters the central Gaza Strip July 11, 2006. Israeli troops on Tuesday continued the "Summer Rains" operation in the Gaza Strip, started on June 28, in a bid to rescue soldier Galid Shalit captured by Palestinian militants and halt Palestinian rocket firing.

Undergraduates serve as housekeepers in summer vacation

Fifty two undergraduates from southwest China's Sichuan Province arrive in Beijing to serve as housekeepers in their summer vacation on July 12, 2006. All of the 52 students consisting of 50 girls and 2 boys will receive professional training before their job-hunting.

Beijing promote Olympic Games awareness

Beijing citizens get together to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Beijing's successful bidding for 2008 Olympic Games in East City District, Beijing, July 13, 2006. Beijing currently holds the 4th Olympic Cultural Festival as part of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games awareness campaign.(Zhangxu/Xinhua)

Macaques prevent sunstroke

A macaque drink water at Wulongkou scenery spot in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province, July 12, 2006. The scenery spot took various measures to help more than 3,000 macaques prevent sunstroke.

Giant panda habitat on WHC List

A giant panda eats bamboo at the Bifengxia giant panda research base in Baoxing County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 12, 2006. The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), held in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, decided on Wednesday to put China's giant panda habitat in Sichuan on the World Heritage List as a natural heritage. The giant panda habitat of Sichuan Province, a home of 9,510 square kilometers to at least 300 giant pandas and a variety of endangered flora, has become the 35th Chinese site included on the list.

Giant fish in Dalian

Resident Kong Fanjiang shows the giant fish he caught from the Xiangying Lake in Dalian, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 12, 2006. The fish is 116 centimeters long and weighs 26 kilograms.

China's top lawmaker meets DPRK delegation

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2006.

Zidane explains head-butt incident

France's soccer team captain Zinedine Zidane takes part in a television interview in Paris, July 12, 2006, in which he explained his head-butt on Italy defender Marco Materazzi during the July 9, 2006 final of the soccer World Cup. FIFA will open a disciplinary investigation into the circumstances of the incident. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Giant panda habitat included into WHC List

Members of the Chinese delegation celebrate after the giant panda habitat is listed as a world natural heritage at the 30th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, on July 12, 2006.

NBA star Garnett arrives in Beijing for visit

NBA star Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves arrives at Capital International Airport in Beijing for a short visit to China July 12, 2006.

22 kidnapped Iraqi Shiites found dead

Family members grieve while identifying bodies at the local morgue, Wednesday, July 12, 2006, in Muqdadiyah, 90 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq . Gunmen stormed a bus station northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, seizing some 24 Shiites after separating them from the crowd and killing most of them, authorities said.

Chinese president stresses on united front work

President Hu presides over a national conference on united front work held in Beijing that China should develop the broadest and most compatible united front in history and continue solidifying its alliance with all workers and patriots.

Israel hits Lebanon after troops abducted

An Israeli artillery unit fires across the border into southern Lebanon from a position on the frontier in northern Israel, Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Hezbollah fighters launched a raid into Israel and captured two Israeli soldiers Wednesday, triggering an Israeli assault with warplanes, gunboats and ground troops in southern Lebanon to hunt for the captives. Seven Israeli soldiers and two Lebanese were killed in the violence. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Death toll reaches 190 in Mumbai train blasts

Relatives of the injured people cry outside a hospital in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2006. The death toll in the serial blasts hitting India's financial capital Mumbai on July 11 has risen to 190.