Thousands flee homes as Israel-Lebanon conflict escalates

A Lebanese child rests in a temporary shelter in Lebanon's capital of Beirut, July 26, 2006. Over 400 Lebanese, most of them civilians, have been killed and 750,000 people have fled their home since the start of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.

6-year-old boy did 10000 pushups in hours

Lu Di, 6, does pushups as other young kungfu students watch at a kungfu school in Central China's Henan Province July 26, 2006. According to school president Shi Yongdi, Lu did 10,000 pushups in three hours and twenty minutes four days ago. Since he shows so much promise, Shi says the school will waive his tuition for ten years.

Anti-smuggling drill in Haikou

An anti-smuggling personnel with the Haikou Customs of south China's Hainan Province stands by on a vessel during an anti-smuggling drill in the South China Sea July 27, 2006. The Haikou Customs takes on the anti-smuggling task in an area of over 2 million square kilometers, including the Beibu Bay in south China and the South China Sea, the largest sea area compared with other anti-smuggling departments in China. Equipped with top-ranking anti-smuggling facilities, the Haikou Customs bears high-class abilities in terms of both technics and tactics.

Hong Kong students experience mainland students' hardship

Two girls from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) read books in a classroom in Hong Kong July 27, 2007. The classroom is built to raise funds for school reconstruction in China's poverty-stricken mountainous regions. Desks, chairs, and the blackboard are all from the mainland.

Shanghai Reporting, Complaint and Service Center for IPR Protection opens

A staff member of Shanghai Reporting, Complaint and Service Center for Intellectual Property Right Protection responses to inquiries on line on July 27, 2006, in Shanghai of east China. The service center opened on Thursday.

China all victorious at first Sino-US Police Fighting Competition

China has won a complete victory at the first Sino-US Police Fighting Competition held at Hubei University of Police on July 27. Each of the two countries has sent seven contestants (including one female) to the competition.

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Anti-Israel protest

People hold a banner during an anti-Israel protest in Rome, capital of Italy, July 27, 2006. Hundreds of people on Thursday took part in the protest against Israeli military attacks on Lebanon and its occupation of Palestinian territories.(Xinhua Photo)

Yao Ming and his girlfriend

Chinese NBA star Yao Ming and his girlfriend Ye Li, rarely showing up together at public occasions, attend at a commercial promotion event in Beijing July 26, 2006. The 2.29-meter (7-foot-6-inch) Houston Rockets center is Beijing preparing for the upcoming World Championships in Japan in August. Yao and Ye were helping promote a Chinese mobile phone service operator. (newsphoto)

Medical personnel urged to learn from Hua Yiwei

Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the country's doctors to improve ethics and professional skills after a recent visit to a veteran military surgeon who is dying of cancer.

2006 China International Beer Festival opens in Dalian

People drink beer during the 2006 China International Beer Festival held at the Xinghai Square in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 27, 2006. Thousands of local residents and tourists took part in the beer festival, kicked off on Thursday.

File photos of Tangshan quake

Lu Guilan, rescued by soldiers after being trapped for 13 days. (Wang Wenlan, 1976) Friday marks the 30th anniversary of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale, the powerful quake flattened homes and left 242, 769 dead and 164, 851 critically injured in this city in North China's Hebei Province. The following photos were taken by Wang Wenlan, a member of a contingent of about 10,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers dispatched on a rescue and rebuilding mission. Wang is now the Director of the China Daily Photography Department, and the Vice-Chairman of the China Photographers Association.

30th anniversary of Tangshan earthquake

A young man at a monument in Tangshan Thursday to mourn the more than 240,000 victims of the 1976 earthquake. Today is the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

Phone service available at all villages of Lhasa

A herdsman talks by a mobile phone in front of her tent at Qabnye village of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 27, 2006. With an investment of 216.9 million RMB yuan (27.1 million US dollars) in the past three years, phone service had been available at all the 241 villages of Lhasa by Thursday when the phone was put through at the remote Qabnye village.

Memorial service held for the killed Chinese UN observer

A man presents flowers to the portrait of Du Zhaoyu, who was killed in an Israeli air raid in south Lebanon July 25, during a memorial service in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province on July 27, 2006. Du Zhaoyu, a Lieutenant Colonel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army with a postgraduate degree, was born in Jinan. He was sent to Lebanon in January, 2006, as a UN observer.

Israeli warplanes renew airstrikes on Lebanon

An old man shouts slogans near a demolished building in the Hizbollah stronghold that was targeted by Israeli air strikes in southern Beirut, July 26, 2006.

30 years of changes after 1976 earthquake

Tangshan, which was leveled by an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale in 1976, enters a fast lane of economic development, with its GDP reaching 202.7 billion RMB yuan (about 25.25 billion US dollars) in 2005. Photo taken July 27, 2006 shows the renovated Tangshan Anti-Earthquake Museum.

Record temperature sweeps Britain

A boy dabbles at a public fountain on the Trafalgar Square in London, capital of Britain, July 26, 2006. With the highest temperatures mostly soaring over 30 degrees centigrade, this July has become the hottest month on record in Britain.

Russia, Venezuela ink deal on military planes sales

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, prior to their meeting in Moscow's Kremlin on Thursday, July 27, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Israeli army suffers heavy casualties

A wounded Israeli soldier is helped off an armored military vehicle after crossing the border from Lebanon in northern Israel Wednesday July 26, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

20 killed in serial blasts in Baghdad

A car bomb, mortar and a bomb explosions rocked southern Baghdad district on Thursday, at least 20 people were killed and some dozens injured. An Iraqi is helped out from the wreckage after a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 27, 2006.