poon cho tang SG 'Swan Upper' Robert Coleman, of the Vintners Livery Company, is attacked by a swan Monday July 18, 2005, after falling in the River Thames near Chertsey, England, while 'Swan Upping'.
BabyLover SG Bracing for Haitang More than 17,000 boats are harbouring in Fujian province to ride out typhoon Haitang that is expected to hit eastern China on Tuesday after hammering Taiwan with heavy winds and rain and killing four people. Some 800,000 people have been evacuated from the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Hurricane-hit A small aircraft was overturned after Hurricane Emily hit Playa del Carmen in Mexico, on Monday. The storm's 215kmh winds tore down trees and power lines and lashed beach resorts on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where thousands of tourists were evacuated. -- AFP
BabyLover SG STORM STRUCK: A half-built house in eastern Taiwan sliding into a river swollen with water from rains caused by Typhoon Haitang. -- AFP
poon cho tang SG Typhoon Haitang has hit Taiwan and mainland China, heralding the beginning of the East Asian typhoon season.
poon cho tang SG Four people died and 60 were injured in Taiwan, as heavy winds and rain hit the island.
poon cho tang SG Typhoon Haitang went on to hit mainland China on Tuesday afternoon, where more than 800,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas.
poon cho tang SG Strong winds and rains have lashed the town and other areas along Mexico's Caribbean coast.
poon cho tang SG The Mexican army has been deployed to help move local people to shelters across the Yucatan peninsula.
poon cho tang SG Police hang on tight through strong winds as they move people from the path of the storm.
poon cho tang SG Thousands of tourists in Mexico's popular coastal resorts have been ordered to leave their hotels and gather in shelters.
poon cho tang SG Baby giraffe Thomas, born on 10 June, enjoys his first public outing at a zoo in Germany.
poon cho tang SG Don't Look Up Lecturer David J Nightingale is one of thousands of photobloggers people who are using the net to publish photographs which offer a glimpse into their lives. His website Chromasia has a different daily photo, attracting 4,000 unique visitors a day and has been chosen by Time magazine as one of the Top 50 cool websites of 2005. This photo of his daughter "captures her in a rare, almost elfin moment of peaceful contemplation," he said.
