Chinese Miss Universe arrives in Mexico

On May 6, Chinese Miss Universe Zhang Ningning waved to a crowd of well-wishers in Tuxtla Gutierrez, capital of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Close to 80 contestants of 2007 Miss Universe arrived in Tuxtla Gutierrez that day to a warm welcome.

Blast damages Ukraine gas pipeline

Elements of pipe lying some 150 meters from the explosion site of a gas pipeline near the village of Luka, 150 km from Kiev, Ukraine. Russian gas supplies to Europe have been halted following an explosion in a major Ukraine natural pipeline, which destroyed a 30-meter section of pipe Monday.

Kite-flying contest held in north China

A kite-maker displays a kite he made during a kite-flying contest in Linfen, north China's Shanxi Province, May 7, 2007. (newsphoto)

17 killed in bus plunge in south China

Rescuers examine the wreckage of a bus after it plunged into a valley in Bijie, South China's Guizhou Province, May 7, 2007. 17 passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.

Bullet trains prove big holiday hit

A bullet train is seen at Beijing railway station May 7, 2007. The new CRH (China Railway High-speed) bullet train can run at 200km per hour. According to the Ministry of Railways, a record 5.16 million people travelled on trains on last Monday alone, and from April 28 to May 7, some 45 million people will take trains, up 8 percent year-on-year.

No survivor found in Kenya Airway plane crashed in Cameroon

Red Cross workers carry body parts from the scene of a Kenya Airways plane crash in a swampy area close to the village of Mbanga Pongo, 23 km (14 miles) east of the city of Douala, May 7, 2007. Rescuers in Cameroon hacked through mangrove thickets with machetes and chain saws on Monday to reach a crashed Kenya Airways plane, but officials said all 114 on board were dead.

Naked volunteers pose for U.S. photographer

Thousands of naked volunteers pose for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick at Mexico City's Zocalo square May 6, 2007. A record 18,000 people took off their clothes to pose for Tunick on Sunday in Mexico City's Zocalo square, the heart of the ancient Aztec empire.

Fire destroys five-storied warehouse

Smoke billows after a fire at a warehouse in Wenling, East China's Zhejiang Province, May 7, 2007. No casualties have been reported. (newsphoto)

S Koreans protest against ROK-EU FTA talks

Protesters chant slogans at a news conference against the South Korea-European Union free trade agreement talks in front of a hotel in Seoul, May 7, 2007. South Korea and the European Union announced the start of free trade talks on Sunday, hoping to prise open each other's markets more and expand their already 80 billion U.S. dollars trade. The banner reads, "Stop the FTA talks between South Korea and the EU".

Rocket attack kills one in Kabul

Holes on an iron door caused by a rocket are seen at the site in eastern Kabul, capital of Afghanistan May 7, 2007. At least one man was killed and five were wounded after a rocket struck outside a gate of a civilian house on Monday, leaving a crater on the ground and many small holes on the iron door.

Premier Wen calls for more efforts to save energy, cut pollution

In a speech addressed to the national working teleconference on energy saving and pollutants reduction late April, Premier Wen Jiabao has urged more curbs on industries that consume more energy and release more pollutants in a bid to ensure a healthy and fast economic growth, Beijing, April 27, 2007.