Please help those beautiful lives behind the shadow of AIDS

Svetlana Izambayeva, the winner of "Miss Positive", Russia's first beauty competition for HIV sufferers, applies lipstick in Moscow on November 29. All of these women are so beautiful. Unfortunately, however, they carry the HIV virus. They need our care and concern. Most of all, they need help from all over the world.

Tao Tao, China's oldest giant panda

A veterinarian examines Tao Tao at Jinan Zoo on November 29.Tao Tao, a 34-year-old female giant panda, lives in Jinan Zoo and is in good health. She is the oldest panda in China to be raised in captivity. The Jinan Zoo takes good care of her.

Bicycling robot performs in Beijing

A bicycling robot "Murata Boy" built by Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd performs in Beijing, November 29, 2006.(newsphoto)

Black-necked cranes' winter home in Tibet

A bevy of black-necked cranes fly over the marsh in Linzhou County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 26, 2006. Thanks to the reinforcement of the protection of the environment in Linzhou County these years, over 1600 black-necked cranes came here for the winter.

TV hostess Chen Luyu shows another face

Famous Phoenix Satellite TV talk-show hostess Chen Luyu

Mine bosses get jail terms

Two coal mine owners responsible for a gas explosion that killed 166 miners two years ago in Shaanxi Province appear at a local court in Tongchuan, northwest China's Shannxi Province Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Liu Shuangming (left), former director of Chenjiashan Coal Mine in Tongchuan, was sentenced to five years and six months, and Wang Youjun, former deputy director and chief engineer, five years. The court heard that Liu and Wang asked the miners to work despite being aware of the risks.

Israel's general strike paralyses air travel

A passenger waits for her flight at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv as the general strike enters its first day, Nov. 29, 2006. The Histadrut Labour Federation, Israel's main labour union, plans an open-ended nationwide strike of tens of thousands of public sector employees. The strike is due to issues involving state payments to pensions and other employer-based funds to employees. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Iran, Iraq vow to strengthen security cooperation

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (L) talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before his official departure ceremony, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 29, 2006. Iran and Iraq vowed on Wednesday to strengthen security cooperation as Iraqi President Jalal Talabani wrapped up a three-day visit aimed at seeking help from his neighbor in stemming bloodshed in his violence-torn country. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

NATO wraps up summit, tackles enlargement, Afghanistan, future threats

Leaders of the NATO member countries pose for a group photo at the NATO summit in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. NATO leaders wrapped up a summit here on Wednesday with a reaffirmation of the alliance's open door policy, an agreement to consider setting up a contact group on Afghanistan, and a policy document on threats NATO is likely to face in future.

Maggie Cheung and the beast

Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung poses for a fashion magazine. (CRI Online Photo)

30th Cairo Int'l Film Festival kicks off

Egyptian actress Yosra Allozy smiles as she attends the opening ceremony of the 30th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo Nov. 28, 2006.

2007 Beijing postgraduates job fair

Postgraduates seek for job opportunities at a job fair in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2006. The 2007 job fair for postgraduates was held in Beijing on Wednesday, providing over 17,000 positions by 800 institutions.