Peculiar water columns recur in Singapore

On May 25, a huge funneled water column firstly appears in the sky over the eastern coast in Singapore. It ran through the ships nearby but caused no damages. Huge water columns recurred in the sky over the eastern coast in Singapore from 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on June 12, 2007.

Spurs lead Cavs 3-0 in NBA finals

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan goes up for a shot against Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (front) during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series in Cleveland, Ohio, June 12, 2007.

Flowery pearl necklace exhibited

A model displays a flowery pearl necklace during a pearl products exhibition held in Jinan city, capital of east China's Shandong province on June 12, 2007. Dubbed "Splendid Night", the necklace is made of 18K yellow gold and 456 natural pearls.

Unsold bananas bother farmers in Hainan

A villager looks at a stack of bananas in vain at her home in a town in Qionghai, South China's Hainan Province June 12, 2007. The banana prices have hit an all-time low due to continuous rains in the major banana production base with per kg valued at 0.2 yuan. Farmers have to make livestock feed out of unsold bananas.

15,000 eat lobster together in Jiangsu

People get together to eat lobster during a feast in Xuyi County, East China's Jiangsu Province, June 12, 2007. Some 15,000 people devoured nearly ten tons of lobster made by about 500 cooks during the feast. (newsphoto)

Ancient bridge goes through refit

Renovation of the Guangji Bridge over the Hanjiang River is nearly finished in Chaozhou, South China's Guangdong Province, June 12, 2007. Guangji Bridge was built in 1171AD with the length of 518 metres.

Ancient tomb unearthed

Archeologists unearth two human skeletal remains from a tomb dated before the Qin Dynasty (221BC - 206BC) in Fengyang, East China's Anhui Province, June 12, 2007. Nine people who were believed to be buried alive with the dead were excavated along with bronze cooking vessels and chimes.

Space Station spreads new wings

Spacewalker John D. Olivas works in view of spacewalker James Reilly's helmet camera with Earth in the background during a spacewalk in this view from NASA TV June 11, 2007. The spacewalking pair will activate the new S3/S4 truss segment during the planned six-hour spacewalk.

Gordon Brown visits Iraq

Britain's next Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad, June 11. Brown arrived in Iraq for what he called a fact-finding trip as he weighs Britain's future involvement in a four-year-old war that is hugely unpopular among Britons. It is his first visit since being confirmed as the successor to Tony Blair.

UN chief saddened by deadly flooding in Bangladesh

Rescue workers retrieve a body from the site of a landslide in Chittagong, June 11, 2007. Floods and mudslides have killed nearly 100 people in Bangladesh, mostly in the port city of Chittagong where dozens of hillside homes were buried after monsoon rains, officials and rescuers said on Monday.

Surinamese Vice President starts China visit

Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong (L) and visiting Surinamese Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe review the honor guard during the welcoming ceremony held by Zeng in Beijing June 12, 2007.