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Blades found in baby's diaper

2010-12-23 12:15

Photo takes on Dec 21, 2010 shows a baby sleeping near a used diaper in which five pieces of blades were found, in Nanzhuang county, South China's Guangdong province.

Bridge reaches across the sea off Qingdao

2010-12-23 10:33

The bridge links the main urban area of Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province, with Huangdao district, straddling the Jiaozhou Bay sea areas (located on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula).

Playing in the snow at Old Summer Palace

2010-12-23 10:06

The First Imperial Old Summer Palace Ice and Snow Festival is held from Dec 22,2010 to the Lantern Festival (Feb 17, 2011)in Beijing.

Putin shows off judo combats

2010-12-23 10:03

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in a judo training session at the "Moscow" sports complex in St. Petersburg, December 22, 2010.

113 Haitian kids join adoptive French families

2010-12-23 09:36

More than 100 children from Haiti arrived in France on Wednesday to start new lives with their adoptive families - an event some parents described as an early Christmas present.

Anticipated plates limit fuels car-buying frenzy

2010-12-23 09:18

Beijing is expected to release a package of detailed rules on Thursday to ease its growing traffic gridlock, including axing new car license plates from next year.Anticipated plates limit fuels car-buying frenzy

Students protest new university law in Rome

2010-12-23 08:20

Thousands of students gathered in Rome to protest a new university law on Wednesday as police blocked off large parts of the city centre to prevent a repeat of the violent clash at a similar march week ago.