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Cave-ins hinder efforts to repair damaged highway

2011-07-05 07:02

New cave-ins on Monday have set back efforts to repair a main highway in Sichuan province that mudslides closed on Sunday, police said.

23 confirmed dead in C China road accident

2011-07-04 20:56

Police in central Hubei province confirmed that 23 people had died after a rear-end collision Monday morning.

Chavez meets with Cuba's Castro

2011-07-04 19:47

A handout photo shows former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (R) speaking as Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, (L) listens in Havana July 3, 2011. Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chavez is being treated in Cuba after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. The announcement has rocked the OPEC nation and changed the political dynamics ahead of a 2012 election.

Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, July 3

2011-07-04 19:19

Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, July 3

Dads are too busy to talk

2011-07-05 08:27

For many children, dads are becoming distant figures who pop up occasionally at parent-teacher conferences or do the disciplining when the reports come home.

Japan's foreign minister visits China

2011-07-04 17:08

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hand with Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 4, 2011.

The joys of 50 years of marriage captured

2011-07-04 12:03

Yao Zhenni plays with her husband Zhang Jing before shooting a video to celebrate their marriage at the Bailuzhou Park in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 3, 2011. Yao, 26, and Zhang, 25, got married in February this year, but didn't take wedding photos. Instead they chose to record a video set 50 years in the future where they still enjoyed the subtle happiness of life and constant love for each other.