DRAMATIC FINISH: During a day of heated talks, delegates booed the US negotiator, Ban Ki-moon made a passionate appeal and the UN climate chief nearly burst into tears
European countries and environmental groups put on a brave face yesterday to mask their anger and disappointment after the US thwarted their main goals for tackling dangerous climate change.

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By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) yesterday confirmed that he had secretly met American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Raymond Burghardt this month, but declined to comment on claims he had warned Burghardt that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was planning destabilizing election tactics.

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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf lifted the six-week-old state of emergency and restored the Constitution yesterday -- after making last-minute changes to it -- easing a crackdown that has enraged opponents and worried Western supporters.

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Hamas gunmen on Friday burst into the home of a top Fatah official in Gaza and arrested him, relatives said. Meanwhile, US officials said Washington would pledge about US$500 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority.

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'BLACK KILLER': The 24-year-old said he was not a member of a political party and threatened to attack Chen after losing control of his emotions
By Rich Chang and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Police arrested a young man in Kaohsiung yesterday on suspicion of sending two e-mails to the Presidential Office containing threats against President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁).

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