The pandemic fear grips the world as the virus spreads from Mexico to the US, Europe and as far as China.
A record 28 panda cubs born via artificial insemination have survived in 2006.
An iceberg is seen in the Southern Ocean 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is very rare to find icebergs in this general region.
Over the past year, China's award-winning environmentalist Liao Xiaoyi, has spent most of her time in a remote village of Sichuan Province.
A split has emerged in China's wind power industry over its future development.