SHUT DOWN: High hopes for cooperation between the PFP and the DPP received a setback as a legislative committee accepted a report from an 'unconstitutional' body
By Debby Wu
In its final sitting for the current term, the Legislative Yuan's pan-blue-camp-dominated Procedure Committee accepted a report from an investigative body declared by the Council of Grand Justices to have unconstitutional powers.

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By Melody Chen
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday declined to explain why national emblems on two military aircraft transporting tsunami aid to Indonesia had been covered over.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Taiwan ranked first in the world in terms of mobile-phone subscription in 2003, with nearly 111 subscribers per 100 people, according to a study released yesterday.

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IRAQ DRAMA: The Syrian Catholic Church prelate was unconditionally released, while the Vatican said the Church had not been specifically targeted
A Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq has been freed, the Vatican said yesterday.

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Ukraine's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that presidential election results can be published before it completes hearing an appeal by the losing candidate, paving the way for the inauguration of Western-leaning reformer Viktor Yushchenko.

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