Turkey holds funeral for murdered editor

Local citizens attend the funeral of ethnic Armenian editor Hrant Dink in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city on January 23, 2007. Hrant Dink, the high-profile editor of a Turkish-Armenian newspaper, who had been convicted under a controversial law of insulting the Turkish identity, was shot dead in Istanbul on January 19 in an attack bound to raise political tensions in an election year.

Ancient pit tomb unearthed in east China

Workers excavate at a brick-structure pit tomb of the Three Kingdoms period (220 - 280 AD) in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province in this photo taken on April 14, 2006. More than 170 articles of cultural relics have been unearthed from the tomb and are currently on display at the Nanjing Municipal Museum in Nanjing.

Bird flu suspected in southern Hungary

Hungarian lab assistant, Judit Micha, analyses suspicious H5N1 infected eggs at the Hungarian Veterinary Authorities headquaters in Budapest, 23 January 2007. Five dead geese from a poultry farm in southern Hungary are being tested for suspected bird flu in Budapest, Hungary's news agency MTI quoted an Agriculture Ministry official as saying on Monday.

Pig of the Year is coming

Workers place pig cartoon figures in front of a shop in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province January 23, 2007. The ornamentations were installed to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival which will begin on February 18 this year, which according to the Chinese calendar is the Year of the Boar.

"Catch and Release" premieres in Los Angeles

Jennifer Garner, right, and Timothy Olyphant, cast members in the film "Catch and Release," pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Jan. 22.

340kg giant fish caught in east China

People view the giant fish in an aquatic product market in Wenzhou, a city in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 22, 2007. The fish that was measured 2.4 meters long and weighed 340 kilograms was caught in the East China Sea on Jan. 20.

Serena Williams advances to semifinals

Serena Williams of the U.S. cheers a score during her match agaisnt Israel's Shahar Peer at a 1/4 final of women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Jan. 23, 2007. Williams won 2-1 to advance into the semifinals.

Gas leak capped, evacuees return home in S.W. China

An Emergency task force work at the gas leak site in Shuangqiao district, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 23, 2007. Authorities in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have successfully capped an abandoned well where leaking gas led to the evacuation of more than 3,500 people on Sunday.

Oscar nominations announced

Actress Salma Hayek (L) and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announce the nominees in the Best Picture category during the Academy Awards nominations announcement in Beverly Hills, California, the U.S.A. Jan. 23, 2007.

Ethiopian troop withdraws from Somalia

The first batch of Ethiopian troops leaving the Somali capital Mogadishu hold a departure ceremony on Tuesday.

Lebanon's opposition ends protests against government

Smoke from burning tyres rises over the Al-Amin mosque at the start of a general strike called by the opposition in Beirut Jan. 23, 2007. Lebanon's opposition is ending its protests against the government on Tuesday night, after a daylong deadly riots between anti- and pro-government factions, al-Jazeera Arabic TV channel reported.