Memorial ceremony for victims killed by Japanese invaders
 

People carry candles and banners to commemorate the Chinese victims killed by invading Japanese troops in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, October 27, 2003. On October 23, 1940, Japanese invaders airdropped a plague virus on Ningbo, killing 108 local residents. Relatives of the victims are preparing to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government.

Cao Gangchuan meets with Rumsfield
 

Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Cao Gangchuan[left] enters the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003. It was the first visit to the Pentagon by a Chinese defense minister during the Bush administration. The meeting was aimed at rebuilding relations soured from the start of the Bush administration.

England captain Martin Johnson (R) and teammate Dorian West (L) laugh during a ride at Wet and Wild theme park as part of a rest and relaxation day on Australia's Gold Coast October 28, 2003.

Chinese farmers dry corn along a small road on the outskirts of Beijing October 24, 2003. Corn harvest has been delayed in some areas due to cold weather and rains this year.

General Electric Company Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt receives a Chinese scroll with "smooth sailing" note from a lion dancer during the opening of GE China Technology Center in Shanghai October 23, 2003. General Electric, one of the world's most profitable companies, expects to generate $3 billion in sales from China this year and wants to invest in the country's vast financial services sector, Immelt said on Thursday.

Boeing donates $100K to the Golden Key Shaanxi Project to help sight impaired children.

A Turner Prize-nominated work by British artist Grayson Perry entitled "Vase Using My Own Family 1998" is seen at the Tate Britain gallery in London, October 28, 2003. The winner of the 20,000 pound ($34,000) annual prize will be announced on December 7.

Bolivian Gonzalo Calizaya walks past the bus in which he works as an assistant, which was painted with an airplane flying into the World Trade Center and portraits of Osama Bin Laden and Che Guevara, in La Paz, October 28, 2003. The bus owner, JuanTapia, had his bus painted after an image he saw in a newspaper, adding a portrait of his idol, Che. He said many passengers and tourists have their pictures taken with the painted bus, which travels frequently into the tropical Los Yungas region from La Paz.

Chinese tourists walk past sculptures depicting herioc Chinese people on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003. During an annual World Tourism Organization meeting in the Chinese capital, both Chinese and International tourism officials express hope that the tourism industry will recover from the post Sept 11 terrorism attacks and post-SARS virus epidemic. China is increasingly a driver for the industry as more Chinese travel abroad on vacation and more foreign tourist choose to visit China.

A human foetus sucks its thumb in week 20 of the pregnancy, in this undated photo by Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson. Now 81, Nilsson shot to world fame in 1965 when the American magazine Life ran 16 pages of pictures from his book "A Child is Born" showing the development of a human foetus in the womb.

SOHO satellite view of solar activity on the sun in this undated photograph. The Earth's magnetic field was bombarded with extra energy from the Sun on October 24, 2003 when a geomagnetic storm sent charged particles that affected electric utilities,etc.

New Zealand All Blacks fans show their support during their pool D match against Tonga in the 2003 Rugby World Cup at Lang Park in Brisbane October 24, 2003. New Zealand won 91-7.

Car and Beauty

It is the typical picture in the Culture Revolution in China.

Hunan Changsha
 

Special police forces in Changsha City, Hunan Province, spent 2 hours persuading an abductor to release a woman before overpowering him Tuesday morning. The unnamed man grabbed the captive and demanded a ransom from her family. Police ballooned an air bag under an overpass to secure the woman's safety. The woman, who's name was not released, was not harmed.

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