It was smoky, alcohol-free and there was no swimsuit contest, but the party produced the first Miss Iraq in four decades and left everyone feeling a small victory had been won.
Candidates for Miss Iraq beauty contest pose at the ancient archaeological site of Babylon, outside the modern city of Hilla, south of the capital Baghdad on December 17, 2015.
The Light of the Internet Expo, featuring the concept of innovation, coordination, green, opening and sharing, opens on Tuesday in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.
We've all painted little faces at the ends of our fingers as children, but few of us might have see this hip artsy twist to childhood fun, giving birth to a whole new design series on Finger Icons.
Zhang Xifeng, 41, holds her new-born baby at a hospital in Huimin county, Binzhou of East China's Shandong province on Wednesday. Zhang delivered a baby after she lost her only child two years ago.
Chinese mainland attracted $2.3 trillion of foreign direct investment in 2014, becoming the fourth-largest investment destination in the world, according to the IMF.
A girl whose legs had to be amputated after she suffered severe injuries in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, has received an invitation from a Canadian college to experience flying courses during the upcoming winter vacation.
Physical stores are facing great challenges as Chinese take to online shopping in droves. In order to win back customers, some clothing store owners have started to offer personalized services to meet customers' demand.
The following are the views of senior information technology business executives on how to build a community of common future in cyberspace
Photo taken on Dec 14, 2015 shows the snow scenery on the Taklimakan Desert in Yuli county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
The north section of Qingdao Subway Line No 3, the first subway line of Shandong, was put into operation on Wednesday. The travel time of the 12-kilometer-long line is about 19 minutes.
President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference (WIC) held in the river town of Wuzhen in East China's Zhejiang province Wednesday.
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