Breathtaking Hukou waterfall in winter

Hukou waterfall on the Yellow River is frozen due to rapid temperature dropping, turning its splashing water beads into ice of various shapes and shades -- a great attraction to winter tourists.

David Beckham left on the bench

David Beckham was left on bench watching his team's Spanish first division match against Zaragoza at Bernabeu in Madrid Jan. 14, 2007. Coach Fabio Capello had said the former England captain would not have the chance to play for real before his move to U.S. league.

Overseas tourists' winter vacation in south China

The photo taken on Jan. 13, 2007 shows a crowded tourist site on Dadonghai beach in Sanya, a coastal resort of south China's island province Hainan. Thousands of overseas tourists from Russia, Republic of Korea and other countries and regions have flocked to Sanya for winter vacation since the beginning of 2007.

Brussels Motor show kicks off

The 85th Brussels Motor show officially opened on Saturday. The organizers of the motor show expect around 300,000 people to visit the Heizel Exhibition Center in Brussels suburb to see the show during the coming week.

Ancient mummies of Peru unearthed in Amazon rainforest

A mummy from the Chachapoyas culture is displayed in the Museum of The Nation before an exhibition in Lima, Jan. 9, 2007. The Museum of The Nation will open an exhibition on Jan. 11, 2007, showing mummies found in the Amazon rainforest region of Chachapoyas, northern Peru, dating from between 900 and 1500 from the Chachapoyas and the Incas cultures.

Extremely rare gibbon born in south China

A Hainan Gibbon laps its newborn gibbon baby in the forest of south China's Hainan Province, the only habitat the gibbon still survives in, in this photo taken on January 13, 2007. The Hainan Gibbon is one of the most threatened species of primate in the world, with only 15 individuals, including the newborn, still known to exist in the wild, in Bawangling National Nature Reserve.

2007 season F1 Ferrari race car unveiled

The new 2007 season Formula One Ferrari race car is unveiled in Fiorano, Italy Jan. 14, 2007.

Tenor Domingo acts as China's 'First Emperor' in opera

World famous tenor Placido Domingo acts as ancient Chinese emperor Qin Shihuang during the performance of the opera "The First Emperor" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Saturday. The opera, created by Chinese-American composer Tan Dun and directed by Zhang Yimou, was broadcast live to a global audience of nearly 30,000 people in movie theaters in North America, Europe and Japan.

China cuts refined oil prices

A gas station worker puts on new prices of gasoline on Sunday. China decided to cut the price of gasoline by 220 yuan (US$28) per ton as of January 14.

Scientists reconstruct Dante's face

The bust of Italian poet Dante appears as a three dimensional reconstruction from the University of Bologna released Jan. 11, 2007. Traditionally portrayed as a severe, stern figure with a large hooked nose, Dante Alighieri is now showing his softer and more human side, thanks to a reconstruction of his face recently completed by Italian scientists.

China, Japan, S. Korea vow to enhance political trust

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) shakes hands with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Cebu of the Philippines, Jan. 14, 2007. China, Japan and S.Korea agreed to hold aperiodic meetings on a rotating basis to further enhance political trust.