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Teaching monks the art of football

2011-03-23 16:16

Shaolin Temple set up a football school for young students at the temple's martial art training base, and employed Tchami as coach.

Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 22

2011-03-23 15:02

Collection of pictures shot on Mar 22 around the world.

Former karaoke hall is nothing to sing about

2011-03-23 14:09

For the city's growing migrant workers, the karaoke hall-turned slum house is their only affordable, if not presentable, living place. But how about safety? They can't afford to care too much.

Bombs used to blast away ice

2011-03-23 13:06

Bombs are dropped over a section of the Yellow River to blast floating ice.

US jet crashes in Libya, pilots safe

2011-03-23 07:04

Muammar Gadhafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns on Tuesday after coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night, and NATO tried to resolve a heated row over who should lead the Western air campaign.

Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, March 21

2011-03-22 20:22

Collection of pictures shot on Mar 21 around the world.

The freewheelin' Bob Dylan tour

2011-03-23 07:47

Bob Dylan probably wouldn't think much of his China tour coverage by Xinmin Evening News, one of Shanghai's most-read newspapers. The photo it used for a story about him on March 4 turned out to be that of Willie Nelson.