ABOUT FACE? : The KMT candidate's latest statement appears to run counter to his prior stance of having people on both sides of the Strait to decide Taiwan's future
By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday voiced his opposition to China's "Anti-Secession" Law and declared his determination to defend Taiwan's sovereignty if elected.

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By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Fai (費鴻泰) yesterday announced he would leave the party after his impromptu inspection of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) campaign office on Wednesday sparked harsh criticism from across the political spectrum.

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Iran yesterday voted in elections expected to tighten the grip the conservatives have on parliament after a low-key campaign and the mass disqualification of reformist candidates by a hardline vetting body.

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WEAPONS TRADE: As other countries reduced sales to Khartoum, China has filled the gap, selling US$55 million in small arms from 2004 to 2006
China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan following three years of increased sales that helped fuel violence in the African nation's Darfur region, a US-based rights group has said.

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Several people were killed in protests that erupted in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, yesterday, an official with the city's emergency medical center told reporters.

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