A fire broke out at a residential building in Chaoyang District, Beijing, March 9, 2013. Nobody was injured in the fire that scared residents out of their houses. Police suspected the fire was caused by the inflammable garbage dumped near the building.
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death.
A wedding dress show was held by Guo Pei, the owner of the flagship store "Chinese Bride" and also a prominent designer who has created ceremonial dresses for both the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Residents of Zisiqiao village, also known as "Snake Town", raise over 3 millions snakes a year whose meat is sold to food manufacturers and their venom to pharmaceutical companies
The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2013, the world's largest annual press photography contest, were announced on February 15, 2013.
With the temperature dipping to a bone-chilling -25 C, retired teacher Gao Yinyue, dressed only in shorts, completes his morning exercise routine in the blistering cold that would leave most youngsters quivering in fear.
The 2013 Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, will begin on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake.