Britain's fattest dog weighs 95 kg

Four-year-old homeless dog "Pie" is a male hybrid, a cross of a Rottweiler and a German Shepherd Dog. Despite a migrant life after being disowned by his master, he gained weight at a surprising speed, partly as a result of being fed junk food. Now his weight has hit 95 kilograms, actually equivalent to that of Mike Tyson. Fortunately, he has been adopted by a lady.

Contestants sail on bamboo

A young girl dressed in a Red Army costume does the splits in the water during the Kong Zhu Piao contest, or single bamboo rafting, in which competitors must get across the water on a bamboo pole while striking difficult poses, in Zunyi, South China's Guizhou Province, June 18, 2007.

90-centimeter-high glossy ganoderma discovered in east China

A rare glossy ganoderma has recently been discovered by a villager named Chen Caibao in Le An, a county of east China's Jiangxi Province. It grew on a sapless root in a remote mountain. This glossy ganoderma, oddly enough, is 90 centimeters high, compared to 20 centimeter-high average ones.

Super-sized Zongzi debuts for Dragon Boat Festival

A little girl looks at a 2-meter-high "Zongzi", also known as glutinous rice dumpling, in front of a department store in Beijing on June 18, 2007, a day before the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese people traditionally serve rice dumplings on that day. Labelled as "No. 1 Zongzi in Beijing", the rice dumpling is made of 150 kilograms of glutenous rice and 25 kilograms of Chinese dates, wrapped with several hundred reed leaves. It will be auctioned off on June 21, at a base price of one yuan. (newsphoto)

Julia Roberts gives birth to another boy

Julia Roberts, who gives her voice to Charlotte in the movie 'Charlotte's Web', attends the premiere of the movie at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles, in this file photo from December 10, 2006. Roberts gave birth on Monday to a baby boy, her third child with husband Danny Moder, People magazine reported on its Web site.

Reservoir breach caused damages in Shanxi

A general view shows the flooded highway following a reservoir breach in Jishan County, North China's Shanxi Province, June 18, 2007. The breach of the reservoir released 700,000 cubic meters of water, causing damage to the houses, highway, and farmland. No one was hurt in the accident, local media said. (newsphoto)

Real Madrid wins Spanish soccer league

Real Madrid's David Beckham (R) celebrates winning the Spanish league soccer title on top of their bus at Cibeles fountain in central Madrid June 17, 2007. Real Madrid secured Spain's league title on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Real Mallorca in their home Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, thanks to two last-minute goals which lent the game a frenetic final.

World's longest trans-sea bridge linked up successfully

The Hangzhou Bay Trans-sea Bridge, the world's longest of its kind in east China's Zhejiang Province, has been linked up successfully at 3:00 p.m. on June 14, 2007. The gigantic bridge strides across Hangzhou Gulf and links up the Haiyan County of Jiaxing and Cixi, a city of Ningbo.

President Hu urges armed police to contribute more to harmonious society

Chinese President Hu Jintao meets with armed police in Beijing, June 18, 2007. Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday urged the armed police to always obey the orders of the Communist Party of China and to make greater contributions to building a harmonious society.