Chinese switch to bicycles on World Environment Day

Notting Hill Carnival celebrated in London

Dancers parade at Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on Aug. 30, 2015. The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their own cultures and traditions. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

31 Aug, 2015

Nepalese Living Goddess visits Buddhist shrines

Nepalese Living Goddess Kumari (C) is carried during the pilgrimage of “Bahi Dya Byoyegu”, or the visit to Bahals, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 31, 2015. Nepalese Living Goddess Kumari visited the Buddhist shrines displayed in bahals during the pilgrimage visit which falls a day after Gaijatra, the festival of cows. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

01 Sep, 2015

The new Parliament meets

President Maithripala Sirisena ceremonially launched the sessions of the new Parliament and later made a policy speech on behalf of the new Government.

01 Sep, 2015