Chemical plant explosion kills three in NE China

Smoke pillows from a chemical plant after an explosion in Daqing, an oil city in north China's Heilongjiang Province August 14, 2006. A gas tank at the No.2 refining plant of the Daqing Refining & Chemical Company in Daqing exploded on Monday, leaving three people killed and two seriously injured.

Tents set up at Heathrow Airport for passengers

Two children wait for boarding in front of a tent outside the No. 4 terminal at Heathrow Airport in London, Aug 14. Due to tightened security measures after the terrorist attacks on flights were foiled, passengers were not allowed to enter the terminals until one hour before the flight took off. They had to wait in tents temporarily set up outside the terminals.

Mayon volcano threatens to erupt

Lava cascades are seen flowing down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi city, Albay province southeast of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday evening Aug. 15, 2006.

World Junior Championships opens in Beijing

The 11th IAAF World Junior Championships opened in Beijing Chaoyang Sports Centre August 15, 2006.

Tibet promotes the renewable energy

Tibetan nomads inspect photovoltaic panels of a solar energy project in Naqu,Tibet August 12 2006. Tibet has promoted the development and application of solar power, wind and geothermal energies in several regions amid its efforts to realize the commercialization of renewable energy resource, Xinhua reported.

Monkeys cool off

A pair of golden monkeys enjoy iced fruits to prevent sunstroke at the Wuhan Zoo, C. China's Hubei Province on August 14, 2006.

Protest against Koizumi's shrine visit

Taiwan aboriginal Gao Jin Su-Mei shouts slogans during a protest against Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo August 15, 2006.

China beat Australia 63-61 at Stankovic Cup

China's Yao Ming (Top) drives to the hoop during 2006 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup against Australia in Kunshan, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province, August 15, 2006. China beat Australia 63-61 and won the 5th place.

Canadian navy frigate "REGINA" visits China

The Canadian navy frigate "REGINA" with 233 people on board arrived in Shanghai's Yangtze River port Tuesday noon for a 6-day friendly visit.

Hu calls on party members to study selected works of Jiang Zemin

Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called on all party members to study the Selected Works of former party chief Jiang Zemin at a meeting on studying the works in Beijing, Aug 15.

Chinese peacekeeping police commended

A policewoman (2nd R) of the third batch of Chinese peacekeeping riot police in Haiti looks at her medal during an awarding ceremony in Jinan, capital of east China��s Shandong Province, Aug. 15, 2006. The peacekeeping riot police won commendation from the Ministry of Public Security, Shandong Provincial Government and Shandong Public Security Bureau. The third Chinese riot police team returned home successively from an eight-month UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti as the fourth team left to replace them in August.