National Grand Theater nearly finished

Photo taken on June 6, 2007 shows the construction site of the National Grand Theatre in Beijing. The theatre, designed by French architect Paul Andreu, will be put into use in July.

Drought brings lost town to surface in Australia

A gumboot sits atop a fencepost on the site of the old town of Adaminaby as it re-emerges out of Lake Eucumbene, located 150 km (93 miles) south of the Australian capital Canberra June 5, 2007.

Global warming accelerates Greenland ice sheet melting

Scientists estimate that Greenland ice sheet is disappearing at about 100 to 150 cubic km per year. If the ice cap, some 2.6 cubic km (accounting for a 10th of the fresh water in the world), melted entirely, oceans would rise by 7 meters, flooding New York and London, and drowning whole island nations like the Maldives.

Sanxingdui antiques displayed in Hong Kong

A bronze mask is seen during an exhibition of antique pieces unearthed from the Sanxingdui relics, in Hong Kong, May 6, 2007. The site of Sanxingdui, located near Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province,is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its vast size, lengthy period and enriched cultural contents.

Spain may send navy to seize U.S. treasure ships

Some of the thousands of gold coins discovered on the SS Republic shipwreck site are pictured in this November 2003 handout photo released on May 18, 2007. Spain may send its navy to capture and search two U.S. exploration ships suspected of carrying sunken treasure from Spanish waters, media reported Wednesday.

Over 9.5 mln students compete in college entrance exam

More than 9.5 million Chinese students on Thursday started the national college entrance examination, the largest of its kind in the world.

G8 leaders start annual sessions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President George W. Bush address the media after a meeting in Heiligendamm June 6, 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.

Ethnic Cultures and Tourism Festival in Xinjiang

Two riders compete in the "Girl's chase" game during the opening ceremony of the Ethnic Cultures and Tourism Festival in Huocheng County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 6, 2007. Traditional sports in ethnic minority groups Kazakh and Uygur, such as catching the goat, camel race, donkey race, and girls' chase, were performed during the festival amid local government's efforts to develop the tourism.

Kidnaper shot, girl rescued in KFC, Shanghai

An armed policeman takes the rescued little girl quickly away from the site. On June 6, around 3:10 pm, a man who was seemingly in mental disorder suddenly kidnapped a girl with a knife at a KFC outlet in Shanghai, and was shot dead on the spot after nearly seven hours of confrontation with local police. The three-year-old girl was not hurt.

President Hu in Germany for G8 outreach session

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and his wife Liu Yongqing wave as they arrive by a special plane in Berlin, capital of Germany, on June 6, 2007. Hu will attend a group meeting of leaders from India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico on Thursday in Berlin, and the outreach session of the Group of Eight summit slated for Friday in Heiligendamm, northern Germany.