LAST THROW OF DIE: Frank Hsieh promised to implement 'reconciliation and co-existence' if elected, and pledged to make an all-out effort to ease political tensions
By Ko Shu-ling and Mo Yan-chih
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidates traversed the nation yesterday in last-minute attempts to boost support ahead of today's presidential election.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
One hundred EU parliamentarians have once again voiced their support for Taiwan's bid to join the UN as a full member.

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SHOT: China for the first time acknowledged that security forces had opened fire on protesters but said that 13 deaths were all caused by Tibetan mobs
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi had harsh words for China as she met the Dalai Lama in India.

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Osama bin Laden slammed Palestinian negotiations with Israel and urged holy war for the liberation of Palestine in a new audio tape.

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Japan fired its navy chief yesterday and slapped dozens of defense officials with penalties over a series of scandals, while a report found the military negligent in a deadly crash between a destroyer and a fishing boat.

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