Premier Wen visits quake-hit residents in S.W. China

Premier Wen Jiabao holds a newborn baby in his arms at a temporary tent and shares a light moment with the child's family members when he visits quake-scarred Pu'er, Southwest China's Yunan Province June 5, 2007. Wen, on behalf of the central government, expressed his love for local residents. A quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Pu'er on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 313.

1700-year-old town rebuilt in southwest China

A 1700-year-old town named "Dachang" has been rebuilt at the side of the Dachang Lake in the region of Three Gorges in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The ancient town, covering an area about 48.7 square kilometers, will open on October 1, 2007.

Henin, Federer storm into semis at French Open

Belgium's Justine Henin (R) shakes hands with Serena Williams of the U.S. after defeating her at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 5, 2007.

Continuous drought hits Sichuan Province

Villager Yao Shichuan, squatting atop a crackled fish pond, shows the shells of mussel dying from dehydration in Wusi Village of Zizhong County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Continuous drought has greatly affected people's daily life and agricultural production in 46 counties of the province, threatening drinking water supply for 3.98 million people and 116,000 livestock. Relief work is underway in these areas.

11 dead, 24 hurt in Australian rail accident

The most serious rail accident since 1997 has occurred in Australia yesterday, when a large truck crashed into a passenger train, killing 11 people and injuring 24. Eighty-three people were killed in the accident in 1977, when a passenger train was derailed and smashed against a crossover.

40th anniversary of Six Day War

A Palestinian man holds a banner as he takes part in a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the start of the Six Day War.In the 1967 fighting, Israel seized the West Bank and part of Jerusalem from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, putting it in control of land that some Israelis see as God-given and others see as a burden.

Gaokao examination papers under security

An armed policeman stands guard as others remove boxes of examination papers for the upcoming National College Entrance Examination, or gaokao, into a test center in Beijing, June 5, 2007. Chinese education authorities have taken a set of measures to clean up the exam environment.

Security tightened as G8 summit approaches

A German police special unit stands near a helicopter during an exercise ahead of the G8 summit on the beach in Kuehlungsborn June 5, 2007. Leaders from the world's major industrialised nations meet in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm on June 6-8 for a Group of Eight (G8) summit. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Top leaders pay respects to vice premier Huang

President Hu Jintao shakes hands with Yu Huiwen, wife of late vice minister Huang Ju, while paying respects to Huang at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing June 5, 2007. Huang's remains were cremated on Tuesday. Top leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and Luo Gan bid farewell to Huang who died of illness at 69.

Five dead, three injured in lightning strike

A migrant woman injured in a lightning strike receives treatment in Weidi Town of Luoding City in south China's Guangdong Province, June 4, 2007. Five migrant workers were dead and three were injured Monday afternoon after lightning struck their shanty here. The three injured workers were treated at a local clinic. Their lives are not in danger.