Nineteen miners were confirmed dead, and four others remain trapped after a coal-gas outburst hit a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Saturday, rescuers said Sunday.
After its delivery to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 25, the aircraft carrier has undergone a series of sailing and technological tests, including the flight of the carrier-borne J-15, naval sources said.
They are black and white, cute and China's most effective ambassadors. Now, the latest pair of goodwill emissaries are settling down nicely in their custom-made home before meeting new friends this week.
Newly-crowned CBA champion player Stephon Marbury of Beijing Ducks shows off his championship ring during a ceremony awarding the champion team of the 2011-2012 season before the kick-off game of the new season inBeijingNovember 25, 2012.
Photos taken on Nov 24, 2012 show the maple leaves in a botanical garden in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province.
A staff member displays the cover of a thematic map on Sansha city in Xidan Book Building in Beijing, on Nov 24, 2012, the day of its debut sale.
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to assume sweeping powers caused fury amongst his opponents and prompted violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday.
The death toll from an explosion at a hot pot restaurant in Shanxi province on Friday evening rose to 14 early Saturday with another 47 people being injured.
US retailers declared their experiment with earlier store openings to kick off the holiday shopping season a success on Friday.
China can play a "special role" in the Middle East, a Palestinian envoy said on Friday, a day after a cease-fire took effect following 8 days of fighting between Israel and militants in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Retiring soldiers salute to the national flag on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Nov 23, 2012.
Tourists in the first capsule hotel in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality chat with fellow guests on Nov 22, 2012.