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Anti-terror drill held in Shanghai

2011-09-15 06:43

The special police corps of Shanghai Public Security Bureau practiced the quick response ability to terrorist attacks and emergencies in the one-hour drill.

Luxurious cars gather at Int'l Motor Show

2011-09-15 10:09

Luxurious cars gather at IAA motor show in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept 13, 2011.

27 killed as Taliban's Kabul siege ends

2011-09-15 07:23

A marathon siege in Kabul's diplomatic enclave ended on Wednesday morning with the death of the last two of a group of gunmen who had held off Western and Afghan security forces for nearly 20 hours, showering rockets on Western embassies in a dramatic show of insurgent strength

NASA unveils plan for giant deep space rocket

2011-09-15 08:09

NASA unveiled plans on Wednesday for a mammoth deep-space rocket to carry astronauts to the moon, Mars and other destinations beyond the International Space Station.

Ballet dreams, better late than never

2011-09-14 10:05

Chen Rong, a 60-year-old member of the Jinan Elderly Ballet Team, rehearses for an upcoming performance in Jinan, capital city of East China's Shandong province on Sept 10, 2011.

9 dead, 214 hurt in Argentina bus-train crash

2011-09-14 06:54

Nine people died in Argentina on Tuesday and at least 214 were injured after two trains and a public bus collided in a crash in the heart of Buenos Aires, local police said.