Ship carrying 458 people sinks in Yangtze River

A Sri Lankan greeting

Queen Elizabeth the Second became the longest-reigning monarch in more than a thousand years of British history this week. To celebrate the historic event James Dauris, the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives, hosted a reception at his residence in Colombo, Westminster House.?President?Maithripala Sirisena, graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.

11 Sep, 2015

Int’l Tattoo Convention 2015 in Uruguay

Artists create a tatoo during the international tattoo convention Tattooarte 2015 in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Sept. 12, 2015. (Xinhua/Nicolas Celaya)

13 Sep, 2015

Shut out

A lady holding a three-month-old baby sits on the field at the border area between Hungary and Serbia in Horgos, north of Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015. The Serbian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday published an official note received from Hungary revealing two border crossings between the two countries will be closed for 30 days due to the escalating refugee crisis. (Xinhua/Wang Huijuan)

17 Sep, 2015