SEEING EYE-TO-EYE: Taiwan's ruling party and opposition united to welcome a local report that the US had persuaded China to drop its plans for a vote at the UN
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) reacted positively yesterday to reports that the US had pressured China into dropping its proposal to initiate a UN vote on whether Taiwan is part of China.

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ATTACK `IMMINENT': A prosecutor said the three suspects had amassed enough material to make a bomb with the explosive power of 550kg of TNT
Germany said yesterday it had foiled a "massive" attack with the arrest of three Islamic extremists who were targeting airports, as well as bars and discotheques used by Americans.

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Developing countries led by China and Southeast Asian states are resisting efforts by the US and Australia to forge a new framework for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, diplomats said yesterday.

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The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at a record low, scientists said on Tuesday night.

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Just a week after naming a new Cabinet in an effort to regain public trust, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hit yesterday with yet another scandal -- calls for his environment minister to resign over misreported funds.

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US President George W. Bush was a "dunderhead" for thinking that sending troops to Iraq was making the world a safer place, an outspoken Australian politician said yesterday.

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