Israel bombs the building of Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Palestinians gather outside of the building of Foreign Ministry on Monday morning. Israeli warplanes pounded the building of Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday night which is the second attack against Palestinian government building within one week.

Two tigers play water to enjoy the cool

Two white tigers play water to cool themselves in the Qinling Wild Animal Zoo of Xi'an, July 16, 2006. The zoo has taken various measures to help animals get through the scorching summer.

Israel continues air strike on Beirut

Smoke rises from buildings destroyed in Israeli air strikes in southern Beirut July 16, 2006. Israeli aircrafts pounded the suburbs of Beirut on Saturday.

Rescue base enters operation in Xisha

Rescue ship "Nanhaijiu 111" berthes at the Xisha rescue base of China's Ministry of Communications on the Yongxing Island in the South China Sea July 15, 2006. The Xisha rescue base located in the Xisha Islands was put into use on Saturday.

Premier Wen calls for protection of farmers' incomes

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) makes inquiries about the state grain purchase during his visit to a grain depot in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, July 15, 2006.

$100 laptop makes public appearance in Beijing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers unveil a US$100, hand-cranked laptop computer on the World Information Society in Tunis Nov 16. The $100 laptop makes public appearance in Beijing on Saturday, July 15, 2006. The laptop, based on AMD 500MHz processor and Linux operating system, is designed for the impoverished children in developing countries. But whether the laptop will be introduced into China is still not known.eloping countries.

Chinese students win five gold medals in 37th IPhO

Chinese high school students (from L to R) Zhu Li, Wang Xingze, Yang Shuolong, Pei Dongfei and Zhang Hongkai pose for a photo after winning the gold medals in the 37th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore July 16, 2006. Yang Shuolong ranked the second among all the competitors while Zhang Hongkai won the Best Theory Award. About 400 students from 86 countries and regions took part in the competition.

World's 1st manned flight powered by dry cell batteries

A manned aircraft powered by Panasonic's "Oxyride" dry cell batteries flies at Okegawa Airport in Saitama July 16, 2006. In collaboration with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Panasonic succeeded in their world's first manned flight, cruising 269.22 meters (883.26 feet) in the air with 96 dry batteries, the company said. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Car parade in downtown London

A Jaguar dating from 1903 is presented during the 100 Years of Car Parade in downtown London, Britain, July 16, 2006. Cars from 1901 productions to newest concept designs attended the parade on Sunday, as a display of the history of automobile industry.

Israel airstrikes a power station in Beirut

Smoke rises from the Jiyeh power station in southern Beirut as Israeli air-strikes on Lebanon entered its fifth day on Sunday and more than 100 Lebanese people, mostly civilians, have been killed. The Arab satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday that Israeli warplanes struck the Jiyeh power station in southern Beirut and the plant was in flames in the early hours of the morning on July 16, 2006.

Kevin Garnett in China for promotion tour

NBA star Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves answers questions during a press conference in Shanghai, east China, July 15, 2006. Kevin Garnett arrived in China on July 12 for a promotion tour.

Heavy rainstorms suspend trains in Guangzhou

Passengers walk past a board giving information about railway transportation suspension, at the Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, July 16, 2006. The Zhangtan-Yuechang section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in Guangdong Province was discontinued due to heavy rainstorms late July 15. Part of the trains from the Guangzhou Railway Station have been suspended.

Bilis affects tens of thousands in Fujian Province

An armed policeman rescues a person trapped in flood at Guanyuan Village in Longhai City, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 16, 2006. Heavy rainfall caused by tropical storm Bilis and ensuing floods have affected tens of thousands of people in Fujian Province, where armed policemen have been making efforts to safeguard people's life and properties.

Chinese President meets African leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with South African President Thabo Mbeki in St. Petersburg July 16, 2006.

Bilis leaves 39 dead in Hunan

Two residents move through the flood in Leiyang, central-south China's Hunan Province, July 16, 2006. Thirty-nine deaths have been confirmed in Hunan because of rainstorms and floods caused by tropical storm Bilis.

World leaders at the G8 Summit

(From L to R) Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George W. Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso pose for a group photo at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 16, 2006.

Break during raids

An Isreali soldier eats a sandwich during bombing intervals in west Golan Hights July 15, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

UNSC approves resolution on DPRK missile test

Wang Guangya, Chinese permanent representative to the UN, speaks on the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution on the missile tests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling for the early resumption of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

President Hu meets Bush at G8 Summit

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with US President George W. Bush during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 16, 2006. The two leaders exchanged views on a wide range of issues like the Sino-U.S. relations, the Iranian nuclear issue, the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the Middle East crisis.