SUSPICION: Prosecutors investigating Rebar Group fugitive Wang You-theng believe they have found evidence linking one son to at least four bribery and corruption cases
By Jimmy Chuang
Taipei prosecutors yesterday accused Eastern Multimedia Group (東森多媒體) chairman Gary Wang (王令麟) of involvement in several bribery and corruption cases after raiding his offices and residences at 30 different locations.

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MILITARY MIGHT: Richard Lawless described China's ever-growing arsenal across the Taiwan Strait as a `challenge' to the US missile defense program
By Charles Snyder
A senior US defense official has accused China of changing the "status quo" in the Taiwan Strait through its rapid buildup of a ballistic missile force aimed at Taiwan.

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The Vatican on Wednesday said it was suspending all financial aid to Amnesty International and called on all Catholics to stop supporting the human rights group, accusing it of promoting abortion.

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FRIGATE FRACAS: Swiss authorities released some of the frozen funds on condition that the prosecution of those concerned would comply with human rights principles
Swiss authorities on Wednesday returned US$34 million in frozen bank deposits to Taiwan that were believed to be kickbacks connected to the purchase of six Lafayette-class frigates from France in 1991, Swiss officials said.

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A powerful earthquake that shook Guatemala and parts of El Salvador caused traffic chaos in Guatemala City, damaged some houses and generated landslides outside the capital.

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The transfer of blacklisted North Korean assets from a Macau bank started yesterday, a report said, raising hopes of resolving the drawn-out dispute which has held up a nuclear disarmament deal.

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