Lee fingers Soong in Chung Hsing case
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Former president Lee Teng-hui speaks to reporters at the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office after testifying on the Chung Hsing Bills Finance scandal yesterday.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Israel rejects UN resolution on its wall
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A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle in front of concrete segments blocking a road between east Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Abu Dis at the construction site of the Israel security fence yesterday.
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TSU says Soong protecting sister-in-law
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TSU legislators Chien Lin Hui-chun, left, and Chen Chien-ming, right, explain a chart purporting to show how PFP Chairman James Soong's sister-in-law, Chen Pei-yun, laundered more than NT$700 million in the Chung Hsing Bills Finance scandal. The legislators say Soong should urge his sister-in-law to cooprate with prosecutors.
PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Terrorists defiling Islam: Bush
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US President George W. Bush, left, and Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri walk along the beach as they arrive at a joint press conference yesterday, during Bush's short visit to the resort island of Bali, in Indonesia. Security concerns loomed large and terrorism topped the agenda during Bush's meeting with Megawati.
PHOTO: AP
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Hu arrives in Australia ready to talk economics
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Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, inspects an honor guard with a security officer following behind upon his arrival at Sydney Airport yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Israel kills two more in West Bank raid
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A man pulls a burning object after Israeli forces entered the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday night. Nine Palestinians were wounded, one seriously, when around 40 Israeli army jeeps and armored trucks stormed into the town.
PHOTO: AFP
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Attacks on US forces in Baghdad continue
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An Iraqi man crosses the street as US Army soldiers secure the area after a roadside bomb exploded yesterday in a tunnel in the heart of Baghdad.
PHOTO: AP
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The first casualty of Israel's war
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Tokyo Motor Show showcases alliances
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Toyota Motor Corp employees give a demonstration of the company's electric vehicle, the ''PM,'' at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show 2003 in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, yesterday. The PM is a single-person vehicle that targets ''driver-vehicle unity'' and offers advanced vehicle-to-vehicle communications capabilities. The motor show will be open to the public from Saturday to Nov. 5.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn gets into a Jikoo car at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Hanging on to life
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Monk Muny holds Kakada in his arms in front of the Wat Norea temple in Battambang, Cambodia. With an estimated 30,000 orphans that have contracted AIDS, Cambodia is facing yet another crisis. The Wat Norea orphanage is the only pagoda in Cambodia that acceptes AIDS orphans and can only hope to provide a home to a fraction of them.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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A monk reads with some orphans at the Wat Norea temple home in Battambang. With the help of local public schools, the monks are able to educate the orphans and provide some hope for their future.
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Inter Milan run over by Lokomotiv
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Mikheil Ashvetia, left, of Lokomotiv fights for the ball with Fabio Cannavaro from Inter during the UEFA Champions League match between Lokomotiv Moscow and Inter Milan in Moscow, Tuesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Sports Briefs
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Mussina wins his duel with Beckett
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Yankees fan gestures towards Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter as he warms up prior to the start of Game 3 of the World Series, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida, Tuesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter celebrates the Yankees 6-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Game 3 of the World Series in Miami, Florida, Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Jockey's remember `the greatest rider'
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Jockey Gary Stevens wipes tears as he speaks at a memorial service for Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California, Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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