LOST AT SEA: After their boat sank, one fisherman swam for two days before reaching shore, while four others drifted for 20 hours, finally arriving at an uninhabited island
By Meggie Lu
Four fishermen returned to Taiwan safe and sound yesterday after miraculously turning up five days after their boat capsized and disappeared from the radar.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Commission on Woman’s Rights Promotion has launched a petition calling for measures to educate judicial personnel on gender equality issues after two controversial acquittals of men indicted for sexual harassment.

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A German medical team said on Friday it had performed what it called the world’s first transplant of two full arms, on a farmer who had lost both his limbs in an accident.

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Accusations that Pakistan helped a militant group bomb India’s embassy in Afghanistan cast a cloud yesterday over the start of an eight-nation South Asian summit aimed at fostering regional cooperation.

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ALL A MISTAKE?: A spokeswoman said media promises Jacques Rogge had made may have come across wrong because he was speaking in English and not French
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said yesterday the IOC did not strike a deal with Chinese authorities to censor Internet access during the Olympic Games.

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