"Here: Remembering 9.11"

A visitor views pictures on September 11th terrorist attacks near the site of the World Trade Center in New York City of the U.S., August 24, 2006. A photo exhibition with the theme "Here: Remembering 9.11" held by the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation opened on Thursday to mark the 5th anniversary of Sept. 11.

Exhibition features refugees and their life

A visitor views photos during the photo exhibition held by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2006. Over 50 photos taken by staff members of the UNHCR and other world famous photographers were displayed on the exhibition featuring refugees and their life. The exhibition will close on Aug. 27.

German naval force to join UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon

Soldiers of German navy participate a drill at a base in Kiel, Germany, Aug 24, 2006. Germany is to send a naval force to join the UN peacekeeping operations in south Lebanon, which will last at least one year, according to German Defense Minister Franz-Josef. But Germany will not send land-based troops and police force to Lebanon.

Reconstruction of Beirut starts

Cars run on the highway at the suburb of Beirut, capital of Lebanon, Aug. 24, 2006. Experiencing more than a month's war fire, people of Beirut began to reconstruct their home to regain the city's beauty and richness.

Austrian girl found 8 years after kidnap

An undated photo released by Austrian police in March 1998 shows Natascha Kampusch who vanished in Vienna, Austria, on her way to school on March 2, 1998 when she was ten years old. Austrian police on Wednesday Aug. 23, 2006 were trying to verify the identity of a young woman who claims she is the girl who vanished more than eight years ago, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Chinese team wins at 2006 Qingdao International Regatta

China's Song Xiaqun, Li Xiaoni and Zhang Chuanshuang win the first place in the 4th round competition of Yngling event at the 2006 Qingdao International Regatta in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2006.

Successful operation on a young man's face

File photo taken on Aug. 4, 2006 shows the Chinese young man whose face were covered by naevus and hairs in an orthopedic hospital in Shanghai, China. The man's life had been disturbed by his appearance since his birth 17 years ago. Doctors in Shanghai have done an operation to change the skin on his face earlier and taken out the stitches on his face on Aug. 24, 2006.

Oil tanker pollutes sea area round Guimaras Island

Workers hired by Petron clean the area affected by oil spill on the shoreline of the Guimaras Island Aug. 24, 2006. Oil tanker MT Solar 1, contracted by Petron, sank Aug. 11 while carrying some 2 million liters of bunker oil, causing widespread pollution to the sea area around the Guimaras Island.

President Hu meets Chavez

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2006.

Barbie doll exhibition held in Hong Kong

The photo taken on Aug. 24, 2006 shows a Barbie doll designed by late Russian designer Erte, in Hong Kong, south China. A Barbie doll exhibition was held in Hong Kong on Thursday, displaying 107 limited editions of Barbie dolls.

China, Kazakhstan hold anti-terror dirll

Soldiers point guns to a "terrorist" during the first phase of a joint anti-terrorism drill "Tianshan-I (2006)" launched by China and Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan's eastern Almaty region on Aug. 24, 2006. It was the first ever joint anti-terrorism exercise between the two countries' law enforcement bodies and special forces within the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The exercise was aimed at implementing the consensus on enhancing security cooperation among SCO member states reached at the SCO summit in June, and to improve coordination between their law enforcement departments and special services.

Hail storm sweeps Mexico City

Cars drive through a hail storm in Mexico City Aug. 23,2006. The hail storm shredded leaves from trees and left piles of unmelted ice in Mexico City.

Romania, U.S. hold military drill

U.S. F-16 Falcon military aircrafts fly during the joint Romanian - U.S. 'VIPER LANCE 2006' military exercise at 'Mihail Kogalniceanu' Military Airdrome, 240 km east (150 miles) of Bucharest, August 24, 2006. Romania and the United States signed a deal to open U.S. military bases in the former Soviet bloc country, part of a shift in the Pentagon 's focus from Cold War European facilities towards smaller bases closer to hot spots such as the Middle East.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Quanzhou dismantles ancient bridge

Workers dismantle an ancient bridge that collapsed in floods earlier this month in Quanzhou, Fujian Province August 24, 2006. The Shunji Bridge was built 800 years ago, and the local government decided to dismantle it to ensure the safety of the Jinjiang River.

Pluto demoted after definition of planet

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) on Thursday adopted a resolution on planet definition, according to which Pluto had been stripped of the planetary status.