GO FOR IT: Although Chou Chun-hsun was mocked at school for having a large birthmark, he earned a place in Taiwanese go history by being named go world champion
By Marc Langer
Move over Wang Chien-ming (王建民): There is now officially another "Light of Taiwan."

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Officials are studying the possibility of ending the ban on casinos to boost the tourism industry, a move countries such as Singapore have already taken to exploit the boom in Chinese travel overseas, a Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) spokeswoman said yesterday.

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RESISTANCE: An Islamic leader accused the UN and AU of invading Somalia, a day after rebels dragged dead soldiers through the capital and set them of fire
Somali and Ethiopian troops battled insurgents for a second day in the capital yesterday, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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US Senate Democrats are reviving legislation that would urge US President George W. Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq in a year, attaching it to a US$122 billion measure needed to pay for continuing the war.

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Pakistan yesterday successfully test fired a longer range version of its nuclear-capable, radar-dodging cruise missile, the military said.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Controversy over a much-disputed bill aimed at reorganizing the country's election oversight body left the legislature at an impasse yesterday, once again stalling the government's 2007 budget request and miring negotiations over a major arms-procurement package.

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