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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 26

2011-04-27 16:56

Snapshot photos capture the moments of events happened all around the world during the past 24 hours of April 26.

'Angry Birds' find a cousin in ancient China

2011-04-27 15:18

Over-night fame of celebrity personators now enters the Web age. An obscure Chinese antique is now an Internet sensation, simply because of its stunning resemblance to the Angry Birds.

Train overturns in Taiwan, kills 5 mainland tourists

2011-04-27 14:46

A small train overturned in Taiwan's Ali Mountain area on Wednesday, killing five tourists from the Chinese mainland and seriously injuring at least 50 passengers who are members of five mainland tour groups.

Thai-Cambodian border skirmishes continue

2011-04-27 15:00

The border clash occurring early Wednesday morning marked the sixth straight day of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.

Road caves in, swallowing truck

2011-04-27 11:15

A section of the Shiliuzhuang road caved in around the zero hour on Tuesday, causing a loaded sand truck to fall into the pit. Two people in the truck were rescued at the scene.

UK heats up for big royal wedding

2011-04-27 10:39

Britain's Prince William will marry Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29th.

Turbine of Three Gorges starts water filling test

2011-04-27 08:33

The No 32 underground turbine launched a water-filling test on Tuesday, starting the debugging of this unit. If the test goes well as planned, the turbine will be operating starting in May. Three of all six underground generators at the Three Gorges will be operational by this summer.