Pacific allies vow to stop N Korea's criminal ways
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Holding candles, South Korean protesters attend an anti-US protest near the US Embassy in Seoul on Friday as representatuves from the US, Japan and South Korea met to discuss North Korea's activities.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Islamic militiamen attack protesters
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Iran's anti-riot policemen and security men beat fans at the Azadi (Freedom) stadium in Tehran during a soccer match between two local teams on Friday. In another part of town some hundreds of students participated in the third day of demonstrations in the capital, while armed vigilantes randomly attacked protesters.
PHOTO: AP
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At least 14 injured as Chavistas clash with protesters
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Venezuelan metropolitan police huddle while confronting rioters in Caracas on Friday. Three people were wounded, two by gunfire, when Venezuelan police fired tear gas and pellets to disperse militant supporters of President Hugo Chavez, who threatened to attack an opposition rally in the poor section of eastern Caracas.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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French troops offer little comfort
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An elderly Congolese woman passes a French special forces position on Friday on the outskirts of Bunia, the bloodstained eastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A French combat mission codenamed Artemis is attempting to secure the town and airport in Bunia, where hundreds have been slain in ethnic clashes.
PHOTO: AFP
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China wages silent war on dissident thought
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Oil prices drop after IEA's statement
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A US Army truck passes by a burning oil pipeline in Iraq's northern oilfield in Makoul, Friday, after what residents said were twin bomb attacks aimed at sabotaging deliveries which the US-led coalition is poised to resume. The pipeline is 18km from the key refinery town of Baiji.
PHOTO: AFP
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Myanmar-Unocal case could affect global trade
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Piping for Unocal's natural-gas project is being installed in Myanmar near the Thai border in this 1986 file photo.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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We are cheesy, but we are popular!
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Wiggling a first for Taiwan
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From left to right, the Wiggles, comprising Arthur, Anni, Captain Feathersword, Danny and Carlos.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pilger's whistling in the wind a clarion call
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The New Rulers of the World
John Pilger
254 Pages
Verso
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Close up and personal
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The Taipei Fine Arts Museum show provides an opportunity to inspect the detailed craftsmanship that makes up the decorations of Baoan Temple.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BAOAN TEMPLE
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The original statue of the Baoan Emperor.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BAOAN TEMPLE
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The West always wins in McMurtry's world
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The Wandering Hill
Larry McMurtry
320 pages
Simon & Schuster
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Recording the end of an era in China
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Residents being relocated from the Three Gorges Dam area, by Huang Chengping.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RHYTHMS MONTHLY
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Ferrari may now be too dominant in Formula One
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BAR Honda's Jacques Villeneuve, of Canada, goes up on the grass as he rounds the hairpin during the morning practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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German driver Michael Schumacher drives his Ferrari on a practice run in Montreal, Canada on Friday. The race will take place today.
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Clemens gets 300 wins, 4,000 stikeouts
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New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens tips his cap the fans after he earned his 300th career win in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium in New York on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Carlos Silva, top. swings at Cincinnati Reds' Adam Dunn, bottom left, after Dunn charged the mound during the sixth inning in Cincinnati on Friday. Phillies' David Bell and Mike Lieberthal, right, tackle Dunn.
PHOTO: AP
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Kerr gives Spurs a boost, does dance
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Richard Jefferson, second from right, of the Nets, Spurs' Malik Rose, right, and Tim Duncan, top, vie for a ball in the first half during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Steve Kerr, left of the Spurs is guarded by Jason Kidd of the Nets in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Singh swings into lead at US Open
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Defending champion Tiger Woods hits from the rough on the first hole at Olympia Fields Country Club in the second round of the US Open outside Chicago on Friday. Woods birdied the hole.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Vijay Singh of Fiji looks at his putt on the 17th green at Olympia Fields in the second round of the US Open.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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England finally conquer the All Blacks
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England's captain, Martin Johnson, left, runs as New Zealand's Richard McCaw, center, and Rodney So'oialo, left, chase during their rugby union match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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