China's culture in Chinese gardens in Paris

Heze Peony Festival, China opened in Jardin Yili of ST REMY L'HONORE, on the outskirts of Paris, Wednesday or on May 8. The Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy, the musical instruments' show and performance and the exquisite potted landscape art made the honored guest hard to tear himself or her away. The 6,000-sq m Jardin Yili has been the first-ever Chinese traditional garden in France.

German police raid on G8 protest groups

Demonstrators protest outside the Youth cultural centre "Rote Flora" in Hamburg May 9, 2007. Some 2,000 demonstrators protested after federal prosecutors and police raided the centre earlier on Wednesday because of concerns it was being used by a domestic left-wing radical group, the prosecutor's office said.

Worm-filled lollypops displayed in Panama

Worm filled lollypops are displayed during an interview with their producer, Annie Munoz, in Panama City, May 8, 2007. Munoz, who started a project making candies fill with grasshoppers and oat meal worms, hopes to sell them throughout Panama and export to the rest of Central America and China.

Rare fish set free in wild

A giant Myxocyprinus asiaticus is released to be free into the Jialing River by local fishing control workers and the fisherman who netted the rare fish in Langzhong, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2007. The Myxocyprinus asiaticus is a protected species by Chinese government.

Utah Jazz fighting Golden State Warriors

Utah Jazz' Andrei Kirilenko (47) manoeuvres around the defense of Golden State Warriors Jason Richardson during the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 9, 2007.

Russia holds military parade to mark Victory Day

Russian troops on Wednesday held an annual military parade on the Red Square to mark victory in World War II. Headed by military drummers and the tricolor national flag, the red Victory flag and the Flag of Armed Forces with hammer and sickle, Russian troops on Wednesday held an annual military parade on the Red Square to mark victory in World War II.

Sudden snowfall hits Xinjiang

A herdsman walks among his flock during snowfall in Tianshan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 9, 2007. A sudden wind-storm pushed the temperature below 0 c. As much as 10 cm of snow fell in some mountainous regions. (newsphoto)

People in memory of Mazu

Performers clad in traditional outfits worship during a ceremony marking the 1,047 anniversary of the birth of Mazu, who has been regarded as Goddess of the Sea, in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province May 9, 2007. (newsphoto)

Fate of India conjoined twins still unknown

Four-year-old conjoined twins, Vani (L) and Veena, walk inside a hospital in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad May 8, 2007. The twins' parents have been looking for hospitals in the country which could operate upon the girls to separate them successfully.

Turkey donates howitzers to Afghan army

Afghan soldiers walk by a 155mm Howitzer artillery, during a ceremony in Kabul, May 9, 2007. Turkey donated 24 155mm howitzers and related material to the Afghan army on Wednesday.

Pond besides National Theatre

The National Theater is reflected in a pond in the center of Beijing May 8, 2007. The pond, with a capacity of 14,000 cubic meters and serving as part of the National Theater complex, pooled water for an anti-leakage test which was proven to be successful.