Calf grows leg on back in Jiangsu

A calf grows the fifth leg on its back in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province. The cow calf, just 17 days after birth, is now in good condition. (newsphoto)

Unique "tea wedding" in Hangzhou

A young couple drinks tea during their wedding at a teahouse in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 1, 2006.

Scientists monitor Chinese sturgeon

Scientists places recorders and monitors on the back of the Chinese sturgeon. It weights approximately 150 kilograms. Fish from the Miaozui water area (in Hubei province in central China) of Xiling Gorge on the Yangtze River are being tracked. The devices can monitor the movement of the sturgeon and record water temperatures, water depths and more. The information will be used to help breed and protect the Chinese sturgeon after construction of the Three Gorges Dam is completed.

Chinese Gongfu increasingly popular in Africa

African students practice Wushu at a special Wushu school. With the increasing number of exchanges between China and Africa, more and more people on the African continent are beginning to practice Chinese Gongfu, or Wushu, types of martial arts

World's largest outdoor art exhibitions

Surfers walk past work titled 'Pedestrian Portait' by Australian artist Jennifer Cochrane, as part of the annual of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Sydney's Tamarama Beach, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. Over 100 sculptors participated in the tenth year of one of the world's largest outdoor art exhibitions.

Madonna's assistance refused by African boy's father

The one-year-old Malawi boy named David was wearing the distinctive red string around his wrist when he flew into New York from London's Heathrow airport with 48-year-old Madonna on October 31.

Performances on Wuhan International Acrobatics Festival

An acrobat from China's Inner Mongolian Acrobatic Troupe performs "Kicking Bowls on a Tall Cycle Performed by Five Persons" at Wuhan International Acrobatics Festival on November 1, 2006. Over 300 acrobats from China and 8 foreign acrobatic troupes performed during the closing ceremony of Wuhan International Acrobatics Festival. (newsphoto)

16 trapped miners rescued in Lanzhou

A medical worker helps a miner after being trapped underground for 13 hours in a coal mine in Lanzhou, West China's Gansu Province November 1, 2006. A landslide smashed the pit mouth of the Deshun coal mine, trapping 16 miners underground. All the miners were rescued.

Int'l Horticultural Expo kicks off in Thailand

A Thai actor wearing national costume welcomes visitors during the International Horticultural Exposition held in Chiangmai, Thailand, Nov.1, 2006. The three-month-long exposition opened Wednesday, showing horticultural works and flowers from 33 countries all over the world. China also presented its works named "Chinese garden in Tang Dynasty".

Turkey flood kills 17 by now

A boy sits beside a vehicle destroyed by floods in Diyarbakir province, southeastern Turkey, Nov. 1, 2006. The torrential rains in Cinar and Bismil towns of southeastern Diyarbakir province had killed 17 people.

Premier Wen meets presidents of Liberia, Guinea-Bissau

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 1, 2006. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is in Beijing for a state visit to China and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5.

Xinjiang: cotton output increases

A peasant picks cotton in Shihezi City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct, 27, 2006. Xinjiang, the country's largest cotton grower, is expected to reach a record of 2.18 million tons this year, 11 percent higher than that of last year.

PLA recruitment starts

Students from Ningxia University stand in line behind an army officer while waiting to attend the recruitment on Guangming Square in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Nov. 1, 2006.

10th Annual CEO Forum in Beijing

Amr Abdullah Al-Dabbagh, Governer and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, speaks at a press conference during the 10th Annual CEO Forum in Beijing, Nov. 1, 2006. The CEO Forum is a flagship event of the American magazine Business Week in Asia. Over 50 CEOs and business leaders around the world will attend the event from Nov. 1 to 3.

President Hu meets African leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for President of Guinea-Bissau Joao Bernardo Vieira at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 1, 2006. Joao Bernardo Vieira is in Beijing for a state visit to China and also for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) scheduled for Nov. 4-5.