Picture News
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AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:38 AM ET
A signboard hangs in between booths of the tool gate destroyed after Typhoon Talim made landfall near Keelung northern Taiwan. Hundreds of thousands of people have begun trudging home after Typhoon Talim's whipping rain and winds walloped China's east coast and Taiwan, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100(AFP/Sam Yeh) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 4:38 AM ET
Two local residents get lashed by strong winds as they walk across a bridge in Hsintien, in Taipei county. Hundreds of thousands of people have begun trudging home after Typhoon Talim's whipping rain and winds walloped China's east coast and Taiwan, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100(AFP/Sam Yeh) -
AFP/File - Fri Sep 2, 9:27 AM ET
A Taiwanese fishing boat docked in Keelung. Taiwan's fishing authorities rejected allegations from Hong Kong that fish imported from the island were contaminated by a chemical which may cause cancer(AFP/File) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2, 9:52 AM ET
Residents carry a victim of recent landslides in Padang. At least 12 people were killed and 13 others were missing after a landslide caused by torrential rain struck more than 40 homes in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, an official said(AFP/Fadilla Jusman) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2,10:09 AM ET
Soldiers watch people boarding buses near the Superdome in New Orleans, as they begin leaving the arena to be brought to the Astrodome in Houston and other locations.(AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2,10:09 AM ET
A US soldier carries a box of MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat) to be distributed to people leaving the Superdome in New Orleans. Huge explosions and fires have erupted in New Orleans, media reported, hours before President George W. Bush was to inspect devastation from Hurricane Katrina that turned the city into a virtual combat zone.(AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2,11:20 AM ET
Using a ski pole, a man measures the length of the second wolf that was killed by a French ranger in the Taillefer forest in the French Alps. Officials shot and killed a third wolf in southeast France(AFP) -
AFP/Getty Images - Fri Sep 2,11:30 AM ET
Allan Jones takes a break from trying to retrieve items from his second floor bedroom after his home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle) -
AFP - Fri Sep 2,11:30 AM ET
Nhiem Pham(L) and Chien Bui(R) stand in their home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi. The couple lost everything in their house.(AFP/Stan Honda) -
AFP/POOL - Fri Sep 2,11:30 AM ET
Residents are rescued by helicopter from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina on September 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fresh troops rushed to New Orleans, scrambling to reverse a tide of anarchy unleashed after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/POOL/David Phillip) -
AFP/File - Fri Sep 2,11:49 AM ET
A tiger at the national zoo in Kuala Lumpur. A Cambodian court has sentenced a man considered by environmental groups to be the country's most wanted tiger hunter to seven years in jail, officials said(AFP/File/Jimin Lai) -
Holy procession
Devotees carry the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhism, during a procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. Sikhs from all over the country gathered on Thursday to mark the 401st anniversary of the installation of the holy book. -- AFP -
Remember the children
A woman grieves at the graves of Beslan school siege victims in a cemetery in the southern Russian town on Thursday. Thousands of mourners marked the first anniversary of the hostage tragedy that claimed 331 lives. -- AP -
Raising a stink
Anti-government demonstrators stage a protest in Manila on Thursday. A Philippine congressional committee threw out the last remaining impeachment complaint against President Gloria Arroyo on Wednesday, leaving her in power despite a long campaign over an alleged vote fraud. -- AFP -
Currency crisis
Protesters burn bank notes at a protest in Jakarta against rising oil prices. The Indonesian currency weakened on Thursday after a presidential address on Wednesday failed to offer a detailed plan to bolster the sagging currency. -- AFP -
Disaster drill
Members of a special rescue team were among a one million-strong crowd across earthquake-prone Japan who took part in drills on Thursday. Residents from Tokyo to Chiba learnt how to head for safety from seismic waves and protect themselves in the event of a major temblor.-- AP -
Stampede victims laid to rest
An Iraqi man grieves at a mass funeral a day after a deadly stampede on a Baghdad bridge killed nearly 1,000 pilgrims who panicked over rumours of suicide bombers in their midst. -- AFP -
Animal light-up
More than one thousand safari-themed lanterns, including these dinasaur and volcano lanterns, dot the 14ha Chinese Garden section of Jurong Gardens as part of Mid-Autumn festival celebrations. Organisers hope to draw at least 250,000 visitors to the lantern show that has travelled to the Philippines and Taiwan. -- AP -
Arctic thaw
Scientists called for nations to take action against global warming, warning that the Arctic region could have ice-free summers within 100 years if warming trends continue. An area of permafrost the size of France and Germany combined has started to soften and melt for the first time since it formed at the end of the ice age. -- AP -
Anti-mosquito squad
Indian health workers carry anti-mosquito campaign placards as they take part in a drive to fumigate areas in Kolkata, India. The city's unofficial toll from the mosquito-borne disease of dengue has reached more than 40 in the last fortnight with some 580 others affected. -- AFP -
Welcoming guests
Mickey and Minnie Mouse welcome guests at the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Hong Kong's Disneyland. The park will officially open on Sept 12, but some groups have been allowed to go in on preview visits. -- AP -
Row with it
Spectators enjoy the rowers' warm-up at the 2005 World Rowing Championships held in Gifu, central Japan, on Friday. More than 800 rowers are participating in the week-long championships that started on Monday. -- AP -
HELP ARRIVES AT LAST: Surviving victims of Hurricane Katrina queue for supplies brought by the National Guard after four days of desperate waiting. -- AP -
New Orleans lawlessness
As desperation grows among the thousands stranded without food or water in New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina, there are signs of growing lawlessness in the city. -
New Orleans lawlessness
Heavily-armed US troops are being sent in to back local police (pictured)following reports of looting, shootings, carjackings and rape in the city.