Acrobats perform Hollywood scenes in C. China

An acrobat dressed like "Spider-man" stunts between two galloping cars during a show by Filmka stunt group from Hollywood at a stadium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province December 9, 2006.

Fashion store's jeans installation

Customers walk past a round installation made of jeans at a fashion store in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province December 10. (newsphoto)

Top 10 billionaire heiresses in 2006 (2)

Great-granddaughter of publishing legend William Randolph Hearst, Amanda is taking over for Paris Hilton as blue-blood society's new "It" girl. The student and model, who is the new face of preppy designer Lilly Pulitzer and a recent Town & Country cover girl, has such a high profile that Hearst Corp.'s own Harper's Bazaar ran a story detailing the socialite's annual maintenance cost: a whopping $136,360.(photos: Xinhuanet)

Top 10 billionaire heiresses in 2006 (1)

The Donald's little girl graduated summa cum laude in economics from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2004. A one-time model, Ivanka started modelling at 16 while in school and is now represented by Elite Model Management. Her first cover was a 1997 issue of Seventeen and she hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant that same year. Since then she has made her way down fashion runways for Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler. She has done ad campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger and Sassoon Jeans and was featured on the cover of Stuff magazine in August 2006. (photos: Xinhuanet)

Beirut huge rally forces Lebanese PM to resign

A general view shows protesters gathered in central Beirut during the tenth day of an open-ended protest to force the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, Dec. 10, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Rockets beat Wizards 114-109

Houston Rockets' Yao Ming (R) of China tries to drive around Washington Wizards' Etan Thomas during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Washington Dec. 9, 2006.

Perfect moment of diving

Jia Tong and Chen Ruolin of China dive during the women's synchro 10m platform final of diving at Doha Asiad, Qatar, Dec. 10, 2006.

Ancient cultural relics return to China

Chinese Culture Minister Sun Jiazheng (L, front) and experts look at the Zilong Ding,a huge round bronze ding, or three-legged bowl, dating back more than 3,000 years, during the ceremony marking its return to China in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 9, 2006.

Chilean govenment urges public to keep calm

A demonstrator attacks a police car in Santiago Dec. 10, 2006.Chilean Deputy Interior Minister Felipe Harboe urged on Sunday night the public to be calm after the death of former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Christmas brings fun to China

Visitors watch as a diver in Santa Claus costume feeds fish at Shanghai Ocean Aquarium Dec. 9, 2006. (newsphoto)

Christmas bath in France

Swimmers take part in the traditional Christmas bath in Cagnes sur Mer, southeastern France, Dec. 10, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"Athletics humanoid cup" held in Tokyo

Two robots compete in front of spectators who gathered to watch robots perform in exhibition races and matches of the first "athletics humanoid cup" in Tokyo, Dec. 9, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Farmer brings apples to Premier Wen

Premier Wen Jiabao chats with Zhang Zhansheng,a farmer from a small village in north China's Shanxi Province, in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, Nov. 30, 2006. Farmer Zhang from a small village in north China's Shanxi Province, had come to Beijing only hoping to drop off ten boxes of apples harvested from his community's orchards.

China wins team synchronized swimming at Doha Asiad

The Chinese synchronised swimming team performs its free routine during the team event free routine final at Doha Asiad, Qatar, Dec. 9, 2006. China won the gold medal in the event.

Nobel prizes awarded in Sweden

The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Muhammad Yunus, centre left, founder of the Grameen Bank with bank representatve Mosammat Taslima Begum, center right, seen with members of the royal family, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, left, and Crown Prince Haakon, Yunus and with King Harald 2nd right, and Queen Sonja, right, during an aucience at the Royal Palace in Oslo Sunday Dec. 10, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)