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Weekly Photos: Sept 5 - Sept 11

2011-09-12 11:44

A labourer collects cooled molten iron in a local foundry in Wuhu, Anhui province September 10, 2011.

Artist feels honored to have anniversary exhibit

2011-09-12 07:40

On that fateful September morning, renowned artist Xu Bing was groggily getting up after a late night at work in his Brooklyn art studio. He turned on the television to find that New York had changed forever.

Tracks of progress

2011-09-12 07:54

How Qinghai-Tibet rail link has changed lives. Dachong and Peng Yining report from Lhasa.

Angry Birds: Moon Festival (Episode 3)

2011-09-12 07:13

Angry Birds: Moon Festival

Mourning for 9/11 victims

2011-09-11 22:34

US President Barack Obama touches the names of victims engraved on the side of the north pool of the World Trade Center site as former President George W Bush, first lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush (obscured) look on during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York Sept 11, 2011.

'Tribute in Lights' illuminate lower Manhattan

2011-09-11 14:33

National and city leaders will commemorate on Sunday the ten-year anniversary of the attacks of Sept 11, 2001 with a ceremony unveiling a memorial and museum.

Just hanging out

2011-09-11 08:54

Yoga students hang like bats from the ceiling of a loft space in the heart of Manhattan's fashion district. In the Om Factory yoga studio, situated in a former garment factory, practitioners call it "antigravity" yoga.