Fighting in Monrovia kills dozens, possibly hundreds
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Residents carry a woman wounded during a mortar attack on Monday outside the US Embassy in Monrovia.
PHOTO: AFP
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A crowd gathers around a pile of dead civilians who were laid outside the US Embassy in the Liberian capital Monrovia on Monday to protest at the lack of US intervention in the war-torn West-African nation.
PHOTO: AP
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Ma faces Control Yuan grilling
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Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou visits the Control Yuan to face questions about his role in April's Hoping Hospital SARS outbreak.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Charity to sell Taiwan Salt cosmetics
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A flower girl holds the Garden of Hope Foundation's mascot during an opening ceremony yesterday for a retail shop on Taipei's Roosevelt Road, jointly run by the foundation and Taiwan Salt Industrial Corp.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Wu wraps up European trip with tea for journalists
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First lady Wu Shu-chen receives a humanitarian service award from Alfredo Luciani, president of the Rome-based Carita Politica association, on Monday night.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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At least five dead as Imbudo blasts the Philippines
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Two men run from strong winds whipping up huge waves along Manila Bay yesterday as Typhoon Imbudo slammed into the northern Philippines. At least five people were reported killed by peak sustained winds of nearly 200kph, rescuers and radio reports said.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iraqi insurgents using road bombs to slow US troops
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A Sabaean Mandean follower washes vegetables for a meal after being baptized in the Tigris River in Baghdad. Hundreds of Iraqi Sabaean Mandeans -- an ancient religious sect that views the Bible's John the Baptist as savior -- submerge themselves in the Tigris in an annual ritual. They were celebrating the eve of their first New Year since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
PHOTO: AP
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The world's next superpower
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Excitement for Computex builds
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A worker from Tatung Co yesterday displays the company's latest ''shock-resistant computer'' during a press conference. The event was held to promote the upcoming Computex Taipei 2003 -- scheduled between Sept. 22 and Sept. 26.
PHOTO: CNA
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Baffling crop circles draw business
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A cherry picker machine helps crop cirlce enthusiaists to get a better view in Wylatowo, Poland
PHOTO: DPA
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High school principal and art therapist Anna Kalinowska enjoys the mysterious ``lotus flower'' crop circle.
PHOTO: DPA
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An aerial photo shows crop circles in Rockville, California, earlier this month.
PHOTO: AP
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Red Sox trounce Tigers as Cubs rule
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Baltimore Orioles' Tony Batista dives back to first base but is tagged out by Texas Rangers first baseman Rafael Palmeiro in the second inning at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Monday. Batista was picked off first base by catcher Einar Diaz, who threw to Palmeiro who made the tag for the out.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Three world records smashed in Spain
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Jenny Thompson of the US on her way to winning the 100m butterfly final at the World Swimming Championships on Monday. Thompson won the gold medal in a championship record time of 57.96 seconds.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Matthew Welsh of Australia broke the world record in the men's 50m butterfly with a time of 23.43 seconds.
PHOTO: AFP
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Leisel Jones of Australia reacts after setting a new world record in her 100m breaststroke on Monday. Jones clocked 1 minute 6.37 seconds.
PHOTO: AP
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Pieter van den Hoogenband as he swims in his 200m freestyle semifinal at the 10th World Swimming Championships in Barcelona Spain, Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Fall motivates Armstrong to win the Tour
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Spaniard Iban Mayo (Euskaltel/Spain) checks US Lance Armstrong (US Postal/US) followed by German Jan Ullrich (Bianchi/Germany) during the 15th stage of the Tour de France between Bagneres-de-Bigorre and Luz-Ardiden, on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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