These photographs tugged at the heartstrings of judges to win the top prizes of the Third Annual Asian Press Photo Contest recently.
China's fourth manned spacecraft lifted off at 6:37 pm on Saturday, sending its first female astronaut into space and history. 
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China launched Saturday Shenzhou IX spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard.
China will launch its Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft at 6:37 pm Saturday, sending the country's first female astronaut into space.
Indigenous people from many countries will gather in Rio de Janeiro for the "Rio +20" United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
England showed their mettle to win for the first time in competitive matches against Sweden with a 3-2 victory in a Group D match on Friday.
President Hu Jintao pledged to increase cooperation with Denmark, especially cultural exchanges, as he met Queen Margrethe II during a historic visit to the nation. Visits to Europe indicate support
Three astronauts, who will be carried by the Shenzhou IX spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, conduct an operational practice in a simulation capsule in Jiuquan, Northwest China's Gansu province, June 15, 2012.
Astronaut Liu Yang, one of China's two female reserve astronauts and a former air force pilot, will be China's first woman in space.
China's manned submersible, the Jiaolong, threw ballast iron and began to rise after reaching the depth of over-6,000 meters of the Mariana Trench on Friday.
Tourists wearing a cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress also known as qipao, take photos on an ancient street in Suzhou, Jiangsu province on June 14, 2012.
Despite leading in some aspects of green technology, such as solar and wind power, China still faces a fight to reduce its level of emissions.
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