"White Dinner" party held at Champs Elysee of Paris

People attend the White Dinner event at the Champs Elysee near the Arch de Triomphe in Paris June 12, 2008. Participants attend the dinner, which takes place at a different place in Paris every year,

Post-quake: reconstruction and recovery

A local man builds house at ruins at Yuzixi Village, Yingxiu Township, Wenchuan County in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 9, 2008. Residents in quake-hit Yingxiu Township are now reconstruct

Water level of Fujiang River falls to normal

A train thunders past the Fujiang bridge which is part of the Baocheng railway in Mianyang city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 11, 2008. The water level of the Fujiang River in Mianyang Ci

Chinese celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

British engineers learn how to make rice dumplings with police in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. The police introduced the foreigners to customs of the Dragon Boat Festival before their ret

Federer advances to French Open semifinals

Switzerland's Roger Federer serves to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez during their quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 4, 2008. The top-ranked Federer d

Pink ladies promote "Legally Blonde"

Women dressed in pink walk along a street in Manhattan to promote the upcoming musical "Legally Blonde" on May 29.Women dressed in pink walk along a street in Manhattan to promote the upcomi

8-hour quake concert held in Hong Kong

BEIJING, June 2 -- The entire showbiz community of Hong Kong on Sunday staged another fund-raising concert for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. An eight-hour-long concert, the largest ever charit

Sharapova seeks belated victory

Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris May 29, 2008. Bad light stopped play Thursday with the Russian

"Sex And The City" movie premiere in New York

Misaki Ito arrives during the "Sex And The City" movie premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York, May 27, 2008[!--empirenews.page--]Michelle Williams arrives during the "Sex And The

Life in makeshift tents can also be fun

Two boys gesture in a tent at a temporary resettlement for the earthquake victims in Baoshan Village in Longmenshan Township of Pengzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2008. There

Mig-26 helicopter swings excavator to barrier lake in quake-hit area

A Mig-26 helicopter swings an excavator to the barrier lake in Tangjiashan, Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 26, 2008. Machinery has been carried from Leigu to Tangjiashan by

Kids in quake areas want to say "thank you"

Children stand along the highway linking Guangyuan with Qingchuan, one of the hardest hit areas in Sichuan, on May 21 holding placards expressing gratitude to PLA soldiers and other rescuers. Children

Mourn victims of Wenchuan Earthquake

People mourn China earthquake dead with air sirens wailing in grief

Relief troops mourn during a silent tribute in Mianzhu, quake-hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m

Temporary home of quake survivors

Victims eat their dinners at the temporary rescue center of the quake-hit Hanwang Township of Mianzhu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 17, 2008. Houses in Hanwang Township, one of the wo

Reporters at rescue scene in China quake zone

Wang Jianmin(L, front), photographer of Xinhua News Agency, shakes hands with a soldier in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008.A foreign journalist covers the rescue eff

Miracle: 3-year-old girl survives after 40 hrs

Song Xinyi, a 3-year-old earthquake survivor, is saved in earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. Song was saved after being buried in the ruins for more tha

After earthquake: Quick rescue ensues

Rescuers carry the body of a victim at the Juyuan High School in Juyuan Town, Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Rescuers work against the rainy weather to search quak

Mariah Carey poses in bikini

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Bush welcomes "spectacular" wedding for first daughter

Henry Hager and Jenna Bush exchange vows at the altar on Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas, May 10, 2008. Proceeding over the wedding ceremony is the Rev. Kirbyjohn Caldwell. Photo taken May 1

Cultural relics showed at Western Xia Museum in Yinchuan

A tourist views a cultural relic at the Western Xia Museum near the Imperial Tombs of the Western Xia Kingdom (1038-1227), in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May

Thousands evacuate after Chile volcano Chaiten erupts

BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Chile's long-dormant Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas on Tuesday, forcing authorities to order the complete evacuation of two nearby

Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala

Co-chairs George Clooney and Julia Roberts arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" in New York, May 5, 2008. The event runs from

Stars arrive at 15th annual Race to Erase MS gala

Actress Tara Reid poses at the 15th annual Race to Erase MS gala in Century City, California May 2, 2008.[!--empirenews.page--]Actress Anne Heche poses at the 15th annual Race to Erase MS gala in Cent

May Day parade in Moscow

Residents participate in the May Day parade in Ivanovo, Russia, to mark the International Labour Day on May 1, 2008[!--empirenews.page--]Supporters of the Russian Communist Party participate in the Ma