NO THANKS: With China's parliament expected to pass an anti-secession bill this month, thousands of people took to the streets in Taipei and Kaohsiung to protest the legislation
By Jewel Huang and Ko Shu-ling
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese yesterday rallied in Taipei and Kaohsiung to voice opposition to China's proposed "anti-secession" law, which the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) is slated to unveil tomorrow in Beijing.

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By Chiu Yu-tzu
The government warned the public of the possibility of aftershocks after two strong -- and nearly simultaneous -- earthquakes measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan early yesterday morning, injuring two people.

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SECURITY ISSUES: The two should refrain from including Taiwan in their military cooperation, as it could `arouse uneasiness' among nations in Asia
China warned yesterday that increasing US-Japan military cooperation should be strictly bilateral and not encompass Beijing's arch-rival Taiwan.

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A general in charge of finance for China's military says Beijing doesn't spend enough on defense even after the announcement of another double-digit annual budget increase.

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NARROW ESCAPE: In an article in her own newspaper, Giuliana Sgrena described how an Italian intelligence officer died protecting her from a hail of US bullets
The Italian journalist who was wounded by US troops in Baghdad shortly after she was released by her Iraqi captors denied US allegations that the car she was in was speeding, and described how the agent who had rescued her died protecting her.

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