Zhang Ziyi spotted with her BF

Many celebrities watched the New York Knicks play the New Jersey Nets on January 19, 2007. Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is seen here at the game with a gentleman, seen for the first time, who is being said to be her boyfriend.(Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/sina.com)

PETA members protest against Celebrity Big Brother

Members of the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Europe in body-painted Leopard spots are photographed in Covent Garden, London, as they protest against the bullying of Celebrity Big Brother contestant and animal advocate Shilpa Shetty January 18, 2007.

Handmade "Tiger-head" shoes in Central China

A vendor waits for customers at a booth selling handmade "Tiger-head" shoes in Tangyin, central China's Henan Province January 21, 2007. Locals dress children with the shoes during the Spring Festival in hopes that they will grow stronger like tigers.

Cargo ship sinks in Yangtze River after collision

A cargo ship sinks in the Yangtze River in Shanghai, East China, on Saturday. Two cargo ships collided to each other Thursday night due to low visibility caused by heavy fog. One of the two cargo ships sunk with all 14crew members saved.

Miss Chinese International Pageant 2007

Song Xinian (C), Lu Yixuan (L) and Chen Shuang pose for after being crowned during Miss Chinese International Pageant 2007 held in Foshan in south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 20, 2007. Song Xinian from Sydney was crowned Miss Chinese International. Lu Yixuan from Johannesburg and Chen Shuang from Toronto won the second and the third prize respectively on Saturday. 21 contestants from cities around the world took part in the competition in the south China city.

Fire halts Beijing-Guangzhou railway two hours

Smoke billows out of a blazing railway carriage at a section of Beijing-Guangzhou railway in Qixian county, Central China's Henan Province January 20, 2007. The fire left Beijing-Guangzhou railway cut off for about two hours while the cause is still under investigation. No casualty was reported, local media said. (newsphoto)

Beached UK ship sheds cargo and oil

Coastguards watch cargo spilled from the ship, MSC Napoli, at Branscombe, on the southern English coast, January 21, 2007.

Philippine military says Abu Sayyaf leader confirmed dead

Military chief General Hermogenes Esperon crosses out the photo of Khaddafy Janjalani, chief of the Abu Sayyaf who had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, during a news conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila Jan. 20, 2007. The Philippine military said on Saturday that the leader of Abu Sayyaf group, Khadaffy Janjalani, was confirmed dead in a clash with the government forces in September last year in Jolo island, Sulu province some 900 km south of Manila.

Remains of Bo Yibo cremated in Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with a relative of Bo Yibo in Beijing, Jan. 21, 2007. The remains of Bo Yibo, a veteran revolutionary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who served in several key posts including vice premier, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on Sunday.

24 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in one day

Four American soldiers and one Marine have been killed in separate incidents in the volatile al-Anbar province, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday. The deaths bring to 24 the death toll of U.S. forces on Saturday, the bloodiest day in two years.