‘ABSOLUTELY ILLEGAL’: Some KMT members criticized the Special Investigations Panel for failing to pick the couple up at the airport and immediately question them
By Jimmy Chuang And Ko Shu-Ling
Former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) son and daughter-in-law returned from the US yesterday morning for questioning by prosecutors investigating the alleged money laundering by the former president and his wife.

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The Russian parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to recognize the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, while Russian President Dmitry Medvedev linked the Georgia conflict to tensions over another separatist region.

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BEGINNING: Although this will be Obama’s moment in the spotlight, his former opponent, Hilary Clinton, will be watched closely as she seeks to unify the ranks
Democrats were to launch a star-studded party to rally around Senator Barack Obama’s historic White House bid yesterday, with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton set for a symbolic gesture of unity after their tense primary showdown.

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China’s state press gushed over Beijing’s hosting of the Olympic Games yesterday, calling it a watershed event that should make the world look on China with newfound respect.

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Pakistan’s ruling coalition split yesterday after former premier Nawaz Sharif withdrew over differences on the restoration of judges sacked by ex-president Pervez Musharraf.

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The Philippines is one of the main sources of foreign workers and residents in Taiwan. Rudolfo Sabulao, head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) labor affairs section, sat down with contributing reporter Mac William Bishop last month

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