Chlorine leak in Shanghai

Emergency staff guard at the chemical plant after a chlorine leakage in Shanghai, March 12. The leakage affected 59 workers as they were tearing down an abandoned chemical plant at a dock along the Huangpu River. All the workers are now in stable condition.

A day for an impoverished student

College student Sun Lianzhong and his father walk home in snow in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in this photo taken on March 8, 2007. Sun brought his lame father to the city from his home village, and paid his tuition fee and supported the family by working part-time and recycling wastes.

"Dots obsession" hits Munich

Three year-old Paulina stands inside a large pink balloon which is part of the art installation "dots obsession" by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in Munich's modern art gallery Haus der Kunst, March 12, 2007. The exhibition runs until May 6, 2007.

Diamonds worth $28 mln stolen in Antwerp

Diamonds similar to the stolen diamonds was shown in this photo offered by the Belgian police. Diamonds worth 28 million U.S. dollars were stolen in a heist in the Antwerp diamond quarter last week, the public prosecution department of Antwerp said on Monday.

Take-off mishap closes Dubai airport

Rescue workers gather around a Bangladesh Airlines plane following an accident at Dubai airport. A wheel failure damaged the airliner during takeoff at Dubai International Airport on Monday, leaving 14 passengers injured and closing the Middle East's busiest air hub, airport officials and passengers said.

Roddick subdues Rochus at Indian Wells

U.S. Andy Roddick watches his volley clear the net during his match against Belgium's Olivier Rochus at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 12, 2007. Roddick won 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Hingis, fiancee play soccer

Switzerland's Martina Hingis tries to steal the ball from fiancee Radek Stepanek (white shorts, back to camera) during an impromptu game of soccer at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, March 11, 2007.

Scandal ousts top U.S. Army doctor

U.S. Army surgeon general Kevin Kiley attends a press conference in Washington Feb. 22, 2007.Kevin Kiley resigned Monday amid the unfolding scandal at the Walter Reed Medical Center which treats wounded soldiers returning from Iraq.

Elder Bush hospitalized overnight for dehydration

Former first lady Nancy Reagan presents former President George H.W. Bush with the "2007 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award" in Beverly Hills, California February 6, 2007. George H.W. Bush, father of the current president, was treated at a California hospital overnight for dehydration after fainting while golfing, the White House said Monday.

Hu Jintao meets deputies from the military

President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Hu Jintao chats with People's Liberation Army deputies to the ongoing NPC session March 12, 2007. Hu urged the armed forces to improve their capacity for warfare in the information age through advanced training methods.

Chinese leaders join lawmakers in group discussions

Wu Bangguo (2nd L), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), looks at a map in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2007. Wu Bangguo attended the panel discussion of the deputies of southwest China's Yunnan Province to the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress on Monday.