PERSONAL TRIP: The former president said because his family never received his brother's remains, a visit to the shrine was an appropriate way to pay his respects
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) reiterated his stance that Taiwan is independent of China and slammed Beijing over its criticism of his visit to a Tokyo war shrine as he wrapped up a trip to Japan yesterday.

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By Shelley Shan
Days of heavy rain continued to disrupt transportation nationwide as flights and train services were canceled or delayed because of landslides and blocked roads.

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CLEAR SKIES: NASA plans at least 13 more shuttle missions to finish the US$100 billion International Space Station by 2010, when it will retire its three-shuttle fleet
The US space shuttle Atlantis headed for the International Space Station (ISS) early yesterday on this year's first mission, aimed at boosting the station's power-generating capacity.

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Singaporean authorities said they have detained a local man who intended to join mujahidin fighters in Afghanistan after being influenced by extremist propaganda on the Internet, and four suspected members of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

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Spanish police arrested the leader of the political wing of the violent Basque separatist group ETA on Friday, signaling a new government crackdown after the group renounced a 15-month ceasefire earlier this week.

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