Victory medals of Beijing Olympic Games unveiled

The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) unveiled the Games' victory medals on Tuesday. The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On their obverse side, the medals adopt the standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)-- a drawing that represents the winged goddess of victory Nike and Panathinaikos Arena, while on their reverse side, the medals are inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece.

Dogs under surveillance by underskin chips

A dog is planted with an electronic chip which records the time when it received anti-rabic vaccine and other information behind an ear in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 26, 2007. Local police are planting the underskin chips into every household dogs in a campaign of rabic control.

Olympic countdown clock hits 500 days

Journalists and residents take photographs of the Olympic countdown clock as it changes to 500 days to the Olympic Games in Beijing, capital of China, March 26, 2007. A series of events are happening in Beijing to mark the 500-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games.

Love living in her car

Emily Love is seen in her car, in which she lives, surrounded by her belongings in this photo taken in Los Angeles March 21, 2007. Like many homeless people, Love has no place to go, even though sleeping in a vehicle is illegal in the Los Angeles area.

I am cloned!

South Korean scientists, once led by disgraced stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, said on Monday they had created the world's first cloned wolves, which were produced to help an endangered species.

Mayor of Rome visits PD online

Wang Chen (R), President of People's Daily meets Walter Veltroni, the Mayor of Rome in the office of People's Daily in Beijing on March 27, 2007. Walter Veltroni will talk to netizens under the topic "Rome and Cultural Innovation" at the Strong China Forum, a feature of the People's Daily Online, from 10:00 am, March 27, 2007.

World's fastest optical chipset

IBM's optical chipset is not only fast, but also tiny. IBM scientists on Monday announced that they will demonstrate this week at the 2007 Optical Fiber Conference a prototype optical transceiver chipset capable of reaching speeds at least eight times faster than optical components available now.

China takes last 2 diving golds at swimming worlds

Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia took the lead in the women's three-meter springboard synchronized final from the first round. Then, the Olympic gold medallists breezily picked up the gold with a total score of 318.45 points.

Sri Lankan rebels release photos of airstrike pilots

This undated picture released by Tamil Tiger rebels 26 March 2007 shows two unidentified Tiger rebels flash the "V" sign from their light aircraft somewhere in the rebel-held north of Wanni region. Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first ever air raid 26 March, attacking a military base on a daring night-time mission that forced the temporary closure of Sri Lanka's international airport.

Acropolis proclaimed top European Cultural Heritage Monument

A plaque is placed in front of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis during the announcement of its classification at the top of a new list of European Cultural Heritage sites, March 26, 2007. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments during a special ceremony in Athens on Monday.

"Meet The Robinsons" premieres in Hollywood

Actress Melissa Joan Hart (R) along with husband Mark Wilkerson and son Mason arrive at the premiere of "Meet The Robinsons" in Hollywood March 25, 2007.

Iran says detained British sailors being interrogated

British soliders patrol the waterways close to an oil terminal near the Iraqi city of Basra in 2005. Fifteen British navy personnel seized by Iran on March 23 are currently being interrogated and will have to answer to allegations they violated Iranian waters, an Iranian official has said.

Hu, Putin participate in opening ceremony of "Year of China"

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the opening ceremony of the "Year of China" in Moscow, March 26, 2007. The two heads of state vowed to take the chance of the event to further promote the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation in all aspects.