BACK TO BASICS: All travel documents were being hand-checked by immigration officers, causing long lines and leaving thousands of passengers frustrated
By Jenny W. Hsu
Immigration officials at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport scrambled to hand-record travel information for thousands of passengers yesterday after the National Immigration Agency (NIA) computer system crashed.

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¡¥POLITICAL PRESSURE¡¦: Cheng Wen-lung said flaws in the judicial procedure in the case were not only detrimental to the ex-president, but to the judiciary as a whole
By Rich Chang and Ko Shu-ling
Former president Chen Shui-bian¡¦s (³¯¤ô«ó) lawyer yesterday filed an appeal with the Taiwan High Court against Chen¡¦s detention ahead of his trial on corruption charges.

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CASUALTIES: Gaza health officials reported 524 dead and nearly 2,000 wounded since Israel launched its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza on Dec. 27
Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and tunnels yesterday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children and six other civilians as they consolidated a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants.

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US president-elect Barack Obama landed in the Washington area on Sunday evening, setting up the final march toward his Jan. 20 inauguration.

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India yesterday handed to Pakistan what it said was evidence linking the country to the Islamic militants who attacked Mumbai in November.

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¡¥NON-RELIGIOUS¡¦: Since Max Gufler came to Taiwan in 1967, he has gone from being a Jesuit missionary to an ambracer of Taoism, Buddhism and environmental protection
By Loa Iok-sin

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By Yen Hung-chun

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FROM CACOPHONY TO BEAUTY: After studying for several years, someone might say: ¡¥You can communicate in Chinese.¡¦ But that is by far not the end of the road
By David Pendery

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RESEARCHER: Nitesh Khilwani said Taiwanese students are very friendly and hospitable and have helped him overcome a wide variety of obstacles

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