First Women's Olympics of Afghanistan

Two girl karate players contest during the First Women's Olympics of Afghanistan in the capital city of Kabul, Nov. 6, 2006. The games, which last from Nov. 5 to 9, would include basketball, karate, judo, volleyball and taekwondo competitions.

Tiger cubs, rabbits become friends in Hainan

Rabbits frolic with tiger cubs at the Sanya Greatest World of Love in Sanya, a city in South China's Hainan Province November 6, 2006. The artificially bred tiger cubs get along well with rabbits, which generates tremendous interest among visitors. (newsphoto)

Shanghai fashion week

Yan Fei (R), from Chongqing in west China, and Andrea from Spain receive awards as the best male and female models at the Shanghai Fashion Week November 6, 2006. Over 70 models from about 20 countries took part in the modeling contest. (newsphoto)

U.S. aircraft carrier stuck in mud

Tug boats try to move the USS Intrepid in New York City November 6, 2006. Tugboats were scheduled to tow the Intrepid, which has served as a floating museum for over two decades, to New Jersey for an extensive restoration project but were unable to free the vessel from the deep mud of the river bottom. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Federer arrives in Shanghai for Masters Cup

World top-ranked player Roger Federer, along with his girl friend and agent Mirka Vavrinec, arrived in the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai Monday afternoon for the upcoming Masters Cup, which will open on Nov 11, 2006.

African Commodities Exposition opens in Beijing

Throngs visitors pack into the exhibition hall during the 2-day African Commodities Exposition in Beijing Monday, November 6, 2006. On display are products of more than 170 companies from 23 African countries. Raw materials and farm produce are still major African exports to China, but the export of high-tech products is also on the rise. (newsphoto)

Premier Wen meets African leaders

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with South African President Thabo Mbeki at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2006. Thabo Mbeki attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was held on Nov. 4-5, and started a state visit to China on Nov. 6.

Saddam verdict rejoices Iraq's Shiites, outraging Sunnis

Several Iraqi youths protest against the death sentence passed on former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2006. Iraq's High Tribunal gave Saddam the death sentence on Sunday, on charges related to the massacre of 148 Shi'ite men in Dujail after an assassination attempt against him in 1982.

Bohai train ferry on trial operation

Visitors view a retiring room in the "Bohai Sea Freight Train Ferry 1" in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 6, 2006. China's longest train ferry project crossing 159.8 km from Dalian to Yantai, a port city in east China's Shandong Province, was put into trial operation on Monday.

UN conference to curb global warming

General view of the delegates attending the opening session of the UN Conference on Climatic Changes in Nairobi Nov. 6, 2006. Environmentalists and officials from around the world opened a UN climate change conference with appeals for urgent action to curb global warming that threatens billions of people on the planet. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

China, Algeria sign statement on strategic cooperation

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R Front) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika shake hands after signing a document in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2006. Hu Jintao and Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed the joint statement to facilitate strategic partnership between the two countries. Abdelaziz Bouteflika attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Nov. 4-5 and started a state visit to China Nov. 6.

Top legislator meets 4 African leaders

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, meets with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2006. Abdelaziz Bouteflika attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Nov. 4-5, and started a state visit to China Nov. 6.