Use facts, lawyers ask TV crew
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Joseph Lin, executive member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, points to footage from the popular TV series ``Taiwan Thunder Fire'' during a press conference yesterday. Raising objections to some of the inaccurate legal concepts presented in the show, Lin called for TV stations to consider their social responsibilities in addition to producing popular TV shows.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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UK slammed for breaking promises to Afghanistan
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw talks to Afghan drugs officers recently trained by British customs officers in Kandahar in Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Straw was spending a second day in Afghanistan after talks with President Karzai in the capital on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Chief of Saddam's tribe killed in Iraq
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An Iraqi man on Tuesday points at the damage to the Al-Hassan Mosque in Fallujah, 50km west of Baghdad, hours after an explosion ripped through the mosque killing five people and injuring four others. The blast raised tensions in a region already simmering with anti-American activity.
PHOTO: AP
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Forbidden fruit or Holy Grail?
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Crocodiles making a comeback
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Outback tour guide Tony Heenan, center, instructs visitors near the popular tourism spot Jabiru on the threat of crocodile attacks.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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A small boat carrying tourists floats down a river in northern Australia's Kakadu National Park. The threat of crocodiles, which can grow to more than 5m in length, has risen recently after sightings have been reported in some of the park's most popular tourist destinations.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Serena recovers to reach semifinals
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Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to compatriot Jennifer Capriati during their quarterfinal match on center court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Tuesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Real Madrid welcomes Beckham
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David Beckham, left, holds his new number 23 Real Madrid shirt presented to him by honorary president and former player Alfredo Di Stefano, right, as he is formally introduced as a Real Madrid player at the basketball stadium next to the club's training ground in Madrid yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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