Chinese president meets African leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 7, 2006. Hosni Mubarak attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Nov. 4-5, and started a state visit to China on Nov. 7.

New drug user detection device

A new drug user detection device has been developed after five years research in Yunnan province. The device can determine whether or not a person is on drugs checking the subject's pupils.

Sharapova beats Dementieva at WTA Championships

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning against Elena Dementieva of Russia after their WTA Championships tennis tournament match in Madrid November 7, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Chinese Shadow Puppet festival

Chinese Shadow Puppet Play 'Qin Feng Xian' is on show at a Chinese Shadow performance festival in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province November 6. Chinese Shadow, one of the most ancient genre of drama in China, came into being in the Han Dynasty (206B.C.-A.D.220) and has more than two thousand years' history in China.

Baby pandas make public appearance

Panda cubs, all born in 2006, make a pubic appearance at the China Wolong Giant Panda Research Center, Southwest China's Sichuan Province November 7, 2006. Giant pandas had a baby boom in 2006 with 17 of 19 cubs survived. (newsphoto)

Daniel Ortega wins presidential election

Daniel Ortega, head of the ruling junta in the leftist regime in Nicaragua, Central America, shakes hands with his supporters in Managua, the country's capital on November 6. Ortega has 38 percent of the 91 percent of votes counted while his main rival, Harvard-educated Eduardo Montealegre, his received just 29 percent. Jose Rizo finished third with 26.2 percent. Under Nicaraguan law, the winner must receive a minimum 35 percent of votes and have a five percent lead over the opposition to win the election outright.

Pure gold Christmas card weighs 6 kilograms

Sales staff at a Tokyo jewelry store introduce a six-kilogram, pure gold Christmas card to customers. The card will be sold for US$254,000 during the Christmas holidays. (XINHUA/AFP PHOTO)

Shangri-La, paradise for black-necked crane

Black-neck cranes in Napahai Nature Reserve. Napahai Nature Reserve, in Shangri-La county in Yunnan province, southwest China, is home to these black-necked cranes for half a year. They are afforded China's highest class of wildlife protection. They fly here from March to September every year.

Tiger Woods plays table tennis in Shanghai

U.S. golfer Tiger Woods plays table tennis during a promotional event for the 2006 HSBC Champions Tournament in Shanghai November 7, 2006.

Chinese ancient traditional technology shown in Thailand

Thais view a Chinese ancient jade suit sewn with gold thread during the exhibition of Chinese ancient traditional technology held at National Science Museum in Pathum Thani, Thailand, Nov. 7, 2006.

Rakhmonov reelected as Tajik president

Emomali Rakhmonov speaks to the public in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, Nov. 6, 2006. Incumbent Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov won Monday's presidential election in Tajikistan with 76.4 percent of the vote.

Scientists moves toward silent, eco-friendly plane

A model of the silent, eco-friendly plane. A team of 40 scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cambridge University are developing a silent, environmentally friendly passenger plane, which creates far less noise pollution in the process of taking off and landing. The aircraft is scheduled begin operating in 2030.

"Qingdao", "Hongzehu" returns after visits

China's guided missile destroyer "Qingdao" docks at a harbor in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong Province November 7, 2006. China's guided missile destroyer "Qingdao" and replenishment oiler "Hongzehu" concluded their goodwill visit to the United States, Canada and Philippines after a 79-day tour covering over 20,000 sea miles.

Kuwait 2007 Int'l Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Exhibition

A folio-door FJ-CRUISSER car made by Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. is displayed at the Kuwait 2007 International Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Exhibition in Kuwait City Nov. 7, 2006. The weeklong exhibition opened on Tuesday.

Memorial service held for Henry Fok

Tung Chee Hwa (3rd. R), vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and vice chairman of the funeral committee for Henry Fok Ying-tung, attends Henry Fok's funeral ceremony at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China, Nov. 7, 2006.

Parade marking the historic military parade in Red Square

Russian soldiers march in Red Square, Moscow, capital of Russia, Nov. 7, 2006, during a parade marking the 65th anniversary of the military parade in Red Square.

American voters go to polls to elect lawmakers

A staff of US embassy in Afghanistan fills out the ballot, Nov 7, 2006. Voters of the United States went to the polls on Tuesday, to elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 Senate members, in the 2006 midterm elections believed to be crucial for both of the two major parties.

Chinese, Russian VPs vow to up co-op

Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi (R) and her Russian counterpart Alexander Zhukov (L) sign the summary of minutes on the 10th meeting of the China-Russia Premiers' Regular Meeting Committee in Shanghai, China, Nov. 7, 2006. The vice premiers exchanged views on bilateral relations and agreed to expand Sino-Russian cooperation in various fields on Tuesday.

China, EU reach new consensus on economic cooperation

Representatives from China's Ministry of Commerce and European Commission (EC) attend the meeting held in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 7, 2006. Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai, and EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson jointly presided over the meeting.