Fishermen return amid calls for action
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Chang Tien-he is fed noodles cooked with pig knuckles by his wife upon stepping off the fishing boat Chin Chun Man at Chengkung fishing port in Taitung County yesterday after 36 hours on the run from Philippine naval vessels. Taiwanese believe eating noodles cooked with pig knuckles can get rid of bad luck.
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US detains top Saddam guard
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US Army soldiers take Adnan Abdullah Abid Al-Musslit, one of Saddam Hussein's top bodyguards, into custody during an early morning raid at a home in Tikrit, some 180km northwest of Baghdad, yesterday.
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Doctor lauded for work in Burkina Faso
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Dr. Lien Chia-en, recipient of the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy, chats with fiance Kao Li-ting during a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday. PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hualien candidates vie for Aboriginal vote
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DPP Secretary-General Chang Chun-hsiung, center -- along with DPP Legislators Ker Chien-ming, right, Chiu Chui-chen and other party officials -- holds a press conference yesterday, calling on KMT-PFP alliance candidate Hsieh Shen-shan to show his appreciation for former president Lee Teng-hui's firm support in the past.
PHOTO: YANG YI-CHUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pentagon starts a gambling ring to track terror activity
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Senator Byron Dorgan, left, and Senator Ron Wyden appear at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Monday to call on the Pentagon to end a program aimed at predicting possible terrorist events.
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Israel quells protest along fence
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International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists try to cut wires in the security fence close to the northern West Bank village of Anin on Monday. Five foreign activists from the ISM were wounded by the Israeli army during a protest against Israel's security fence in the northern West Bank, medical sources said.
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Women take center stage in Nigerian protests
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A Nigerian woman walks past a Shell Oil flow station occupied by protesting women in Amukpe town, in the Niger-Delta. Nigeria is Africa's largest exporter of oil.
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US media gears up for sports star's trial
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Asia Pacific launches 3G services; analysts shrug
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An employee displays the latest 3G cellphones yesterday at the launch of Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc's 3G services. With 3G communication technology, customers are able to enjoy movies or TV programs via their cellphones.
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WTO mini-bash kicks off in Montreal
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A protester uses a trash can to break the window of a Burger King restaurant, during anti-WTO protests in Montreal, Monday.
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America's court jester passes on
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Bob Hope, right, with co-stars Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, are shown in a scene from their 1946 film The Road to Utopia. Hope died at his home in the Toluca Lake area of Los Angeles with his family at his bedside late on Sunday evening.
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Bob Hope, left, and Bing Crosby in a scene from The Road to Singapore.
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Buccaneers to bring Yamada to Japan
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Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George signs autographs after a morning training camp practice in Nashville Monday.
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Rafael Palmeiro knocks in seven RBIs
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Texas Rangers' Rafael Palmeiro hits a grand slam on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Arthur Rhodes during the seventh inning in Seattle on Monday.
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New York Mets pitcher Seo Jae-weong throws to first on a pickoff attempt in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Shea Stadium in New York on Monday.
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Mickelson, Garcia beat Els, Woods in exhibition
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Tiger Woods reacts to another missed birdie putt on the 13th hole during the Battle At The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe, California on Monday.
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Hussain resigns as England's captain
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