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Chaohu Lake sees large algae expansion

2011-07-11 08:01

An expansion of algae blankets part of Caohu Lake in East China's Anhui province on July , 2011.

102 missing after boat sinks in Russia

2011-07-11 06:21

Emergency officials say that 102 people, including dozens of children, are missing and at least one is dead after a passenger boat with over 180 people onboard sank in the Volga River on Sunday.

UK's News of the World bids farewell to readers

2011-07-10 08:40

Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed off with a simple front page message - "THANK YOU & GOODBYE".

Leon Panetta: Al-Qaida's defeat 'within reach'

2011-07-10 08:27

New US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, saying he believed the strategic defeat of al Qaeda was within reach.

In the eye of the storm

2011-07-10 08:49

When the faint breeze of a summer night fills the air with the strong smell of fish and sea mud, the fishing town comes alive.

Natural disasters kill 449 in 1H

2011-07-09 20:15

Natural disasters left 449 people dead and 100 missing in the country in the first six months this year, according to a government report published on Saturday.

800 volunteer for a pillow battle in Gaasbeek

2011-07-09 17:09

Naked volunteers battle with pillows as they pose for US artist Spencer Tunick in front of the Gaasbeek's Castle, July 9, 2011. Organisers estimated 800 people posed for the early morning nude photo installation titled "Sleeping Beauties".