Indonesians prepare for reconstruction after tsunami

Soldiers help locals clear debris at the tsunami-hit Pangandaran, Indonesia, July 23, 2006. The death toll rose to 654 people from the July 17 tsunami, triggered by 6.8-magnitude quake, struck onto the coastal areas of Indonesia's Java Island. Local government has asked tsunami refugees to return home, clear debris and prepare for reconstruction with help from troops.

Farewell, Bergkamp

Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp carrying his daughter Saffron waves to the crowd at the Emirates Stadium in London July 22, 2006. The pre-season friendly testimonial soccer match for Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp against Ajax is the team's first match at their new stadium. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Shanxi animal games

A lion performs rolling the embroidered ball at the first Animal Games held by Taiyuan Zoo in Taiyuan, captial of central China's Shanxi Province July 23, 2006. (newsphoto)

Dama festival in Tibet

Members of horsemanship perform in the festival of 'Dama', or shoot arrows on horse, in Jiangzi of southwest China's Tibetan Autonomous Region Sunday, July 23, 2006. The over 500-year-old 'Dama' festival opened on Thursday and will last for a week.

The world's first female space tourist

Anousheh Ansari, a US national of Iranian origin, receives training at Star City space center outside Moscow. Ansari, a 39-year-old multimillionaire, is set to become the world's first female space tourist and scheduled to make a flight in a Russian Soyuz rocket to the international space station in 2007.

Pets having bathing machine

A pet dog is washed in a pet-bathing machine at a pet beauty center in Wuxi, a city of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 21, 2006. Pets can receive a variety of services such as washing, drying, disinfecting and spraying fragrance in the machine introduced by the center.

Summer Ice Sculpture Competition

A contestant works on his sculpture during the First Harbin Summer Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 23, 2006. A total of 22 people of 11 teams from the city took part in the contest starting on July 23.

24 Chinese citizens evacuated from Beirut

Chinese citizens in Beirut board a coach Sunday, July 23, 2006. The sixth batch of Chinese citizens, 24 people in all, left Beirut for Syria where they will head for China.

China's tourist peak season approaches

Tourists and local residents crowd at the lido in the coastal city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province July 23, 2006. As tourist peak season came and summer holiday for students went deeper, many tourists chose to enjoy their holidays in the coastal city to enjoy coolness and fun.

Hangzhou residents swim across Qiantang River

More than 600 local residents swim across the Qiantang River in in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province July 22, 2006. The Qiantang River is the major river of Zhejiang province and famous in China for its spectacular surging tides. (newsphoto)

Fish with human-like teeth

A fish caught by a fisherman in Texas, the United States has teeth resembling those of a human. The fish caught on July 18 weighed nine kilograms. Experts said the it might be a pacu, which is found in South America.

1st cartoon industry park in Nanjing

A young man poses with a cartoon model for a picture during the opening ceremony of the first cartoon industry park in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, July 23, 2006. The industry park has a construction area of 35,000 square meters.

Blackout in New York may continue past Sunday

Yesh Kumar sits in his darkened convenience store in the Astoria neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York July 22, 2006.

International Book Fair held in Lima

A man chooses books at the International Book Fair in Lima, capital of Peru, July 22, 2006.

Newcomer Pang wins gold at World Shooting Champs

Twenty-year-old Pang Wei from China produced the first big surprise of the 49th World Shooting Championships by winning the men's 10m air pistol at his first international appearance. Pang collected 584 points in the qualification round and 99.8 points in the 10-shot final.

"Red Arrow" flying display

The RAF Red Arrows flying team performs as part of the display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire Thursday July 20, 2006.

2 killed by Hisbollah-fired rockets in Haifa

Israeli medics carry an injured man into an ambulance in Israel's northern port city of Haifa after a rocket attack July 23, 2006.

Landis secures Tour de France win

Floyd Landis of the U.S., wearing the leader's yellow jersey, celebrates his overall leader position during the last stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between Sceaux-Antony and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, July 23, 2006.

Aid work underway in quake-hit Yanjin

Workers repair a section of railway which was damaged in the earthquake in Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, in the northern area of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2006. Twenty-two people are confirmed dead and 106 people injured in an earthquake which measured 5.1 on the Richter Scale on the morning of Saturday. Now the survivors have been settled and the aid work is still going on.

Chinese divers pocket all golds at World Cup

Chinese divers Huo Liang/Lin Yue, center, celebrate their gold for men's 10m synchronized platform, completing China's gold-winning spree at the 2006 FINA diving World Cup which concluded in Changshu, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province on Sunday, July 23, 2006.

Lin Dan claims men's singles title

China's ace shuttler Lin Dan defeated his Malaysian arch-rival Lee Chong Wei to claim the men's singles title of the Macao Open badminton championships on Sunday. Lin won the match 21-18, 18-21, 21-18.

Premier Wen inspects Bilis-ravaged areas

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) hugs a twelve-year-old boy whose mother died in the rescue work, in Zixing City of central China's Hunan province, on July 22, 2006. Wen Jiabao is inspecting tropical storm Bilis-ravaged areas in the province.