Karzai inaugurates Afghan parliament

Afghan President Hamid Karzai inspects honor guards before inaugurating Afghanistan's parliament in Kabul Jan 26, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Members of the Afghan parliament leave after an inauguration ceremony in Kabul Jan 26, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Specials

President Hu Jintao is on a state visit to the US from Jan 18 to 21.

The discovery of the fossile of a female pterosaur nicknamed as Mrs T and her un-laid egg are shedding new light on ancient mysteries.

China's GDP growth jumped 10.3 percent year-on-year in 2010, boosted by a faster-than-expected 9.8 percent expansion in the fourth quarter.