SEA POWER: The navy dispatched almost half its main warship strength plus a couple of submarines to provide protection for Chen Shui-bian on his trip to the Spratly Islands
By Shih Hsiu-chuan, Hsu Shao-hsuan and Jimmy Chuang
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday made a landmark visit to the Spratly Islands (南沙群島) to visit Taiwan's military forces stationed there.

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The death toll from ethnic fighting and a police crackdown in western Kenya rose yesterday, a day after the feuding political sides agreed to a framework to try to end weeks of violence.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Cherry trees bloomed on the winding road leading to Yangmingshan National Park at the start of the annual Yangmingshan Flower Festival in Taipei yesterday.

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BIZARRE LOGIC: Wesley Snipes used unusual arguments to justify his failure to pay taxes, saying that income he earned in the US was not taxable
Action film star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.

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A bomb tore through a packed bus carrying mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims yesterday in central Sri Lanka, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni yesterday at his official Elysee Palace residence, French radio station RTL reported, quoting several witnesses.

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