Brad Pitt at Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy Carter Work Project

Actor, architect and philanthropist Brad Pitt builds alongside Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford on the Habitat build site during the 2006 Jimmy Carter Work Project in Lonavala, India on Oct. 30.

Ancient houses facing Three Gorges Dam

The reconstructed ancient houses facing the Three Gorges Dam makes a new tourist attraction in Zigui Town, central China's Hubei Province,Oct. 31, 2006.

29 killed in coal mine gas explosion in Gansu

A rescue worker walks out of the pit of the coal mine in Baiyin, west China's Gansu Province, Oct. 31, 2006. Twenty-nine are killed during the coal mine gas explosion, dozens more injured.

Former site of test launch base opens to tourists

The site of what was once China's test launch base for its fish torpedo, located to the south of the Qinghai Lake (in China's northwest Qinghai province), has opened to the public. Laboratories, workshops, a fish torpedo, a transmitter-receiver and more can be viewed at the base.

John Rabe House opens to public

John Rabe House in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in east China, opened to the public yesterday. After renovation, the house was renamed the John Rabe International Safety Zone Memorial Hall and the John Rabe International Research and Exchange Center for Peace and Reconciliation. John Rabe was working for Siemens in Nanjing during the infamous Nanjing Massacre in 1937.

Hangzhou college students mark Halloween

College students wearing masks display their carved pumpkins at a Halloween party in a book cafe in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province October 31, 2006. More than 50 students from Hangzhou universities participated in the party. Halloween, a festival celebrated in Europe and North America on the night of October 31, is becoming increasingly popular in China. (newsphoto)

Valuable emerald necklace displayed in Shandong

A model shows a valuable emerald necklace and earrings at a shop in Ji'nan, East China's Shandong Province November 1, 2006. The necklace, made of 29 emerald pearls, is said to be valued at 60 million yuan (US$7.7 million). (newsphoto)

Witnesses testify against Saddam in Kurdish genocide

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during his trial in Baghdad, Oct. 31, 2006. The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and six of his aides believed to be involved in crimes against Kurdish population in the 1980s resumed in Baghdad on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Reuters)

Chelsea tie Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich advance

Barcelona's Gianluca Zambrota (R) battles for the ball against Chelsea's Salomon Kalou during their Champions League Group A soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona October 31, 2006. The match ended 2-2. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Nesting doll sculptures in Manzhouli

Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2006 shows a 30-meter-high nesting doll sculpture painted with figures of Chinese, Russian, and Mongolian girls in the Nesting-doll Square in Manzhouli, Hulunbuir League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Bordering Russia and Mongolia, the city in northeast China, plays an important role in trade and cultural exchanges among three countries.

China Int'l Industry Fair held

Technicians fix a robot, which can play flute, at the site of the fair in Shanghai, Oct. 31, 2006. China International Industry Fair will be held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 5, 2006, in Shanghai.

Test tube koala joeys go public

Wildlife officer Lindy Thomas poses with koalas and their joeys produced by artificial insemination at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast, October 30, 2006. Australian scientists unveiled three test-tube koala joeys on Monday as part of an artificial insemination programme to preserve the vulnerable mammal.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"Miami Vice" premieres in Beijing

The Hollywood blockbuster "Miami Vice" starring Gong Li and Colin Farrell held a premiere ceremony in Beijing New Century Cinema on 30th October. The film will hit cinemas across China on 1st November.

Premier Wen meets leaders of ASEAN countries

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont during their meeting in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Oct. 31, 2006.

"Russian Knights" performs for Zhuhai Airshow

The "Russian Knights" aerobatic team performs during Airshow China 2006 opened Monday in Zhuhai, a coastal city in south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 31, 2006.

China-ASEAN Investment and Business Summit

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the third China-ASEAN Investment and Business Summit in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Oct. 31, 2006.