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Celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day behind bars

2011-08-04 10:08

Inmates hug their fiancées to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi Festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar, August 6 this year, at a prison in Xinyang, Central China's Henan province, August 3, 2011.

Sandstorm strikes NW China

2011-08-04 09:41

A sandstorm gradually covers the blue sky over Urumqi, the capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, at about 6 pm on Wednesday.

Mubarak's trial starts in Cairo

2011-08-03 20:19

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial started Wednesday in Cairo's Police Academy.

River users battle invasive water hyacinth

2011-08-03 10:34

Water hyacinth blankets the upper reach of the Shuikou hydropower station on the Minjiang River in East China's Fujian province, August 2, 2011. The invasive plant, which can double its area in 10 to 15 days, is also floating on about 10 km of the lower reach of the power station, affecting transportation and depriving fish of oxygen.

Gary Locke sworn in as new US envoy to China

2011-08-03 07:18

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) swears in Gary Locke as the first Chinese-American to be appointed US Ambassador to China on Monday during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington.

Obama passes bills to raise US debt ceiling

2011-08-03 07:01

US President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 2, 2011. US.

Panda cub makes debut in SW China

2011-08-03 10:49

An eight-year-old panda named Mao Mao gave birth to a 170-gram cub on Monday morning. Mao Mao was the inspiration for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mascot Jing Jing.