SPORTING CHANCE: Taiwan's medal-winning taekwondo squad will have to make do with watching an invitational competition in Beijing after being denied entry
A Taiwanese sports group yesterday protested at being left out of a taekwondo warm-up event for the Beijing Olympics, describing the development as a political maneuver aimed at downgrading Taiwan.

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In an apparent sign that it was ramping up pressure on the Holy See, China yesterday made a rare public admission that it had held talks with the Vatican, sticking to its position that the Church had to ditch ties with Taiwan and not interfere in Chinese affairs.

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SENSITIVE SUBJECT: An Italian researcher claims to have found the first compelling evidence that the G spot exists, but says not all women seem to have one
After more than half a century of debate and bedroom exploration, a row about the location of the fabled G spot may be settled at last, the British weekly New Scientist says.

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A special prosecutor yesterday cleared South Korea's incoming president Lee Myung-bak of fraud allegations, bolstering his authority before he takes office next week.

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A US Naval vessel hit a rogue spy satellite with a lone missile strike into space that appeared to have succeeded in destroying its tank of highly toxic fuel, defense officials said on Wednesday.

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