Bush, Blair to show their solidarity
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A protester climbs the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on Monday after unfurling a banner and what appeared to be a US flag carrying a slogan.
PHOTO: EPA
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Face transplants nearing reality
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This undated photo shows two mice who underwent facial transplant surgery at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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PFP's Chiu attacks TTV over VCDs
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The lead actor in the controversial ``Special Report'' VCDs, Andy, center, -- accompanied by his wife and Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Liao Pen-yen -- attend a press conference yesterday to urge People First Party Legislator Chiu Yi not to file a lawsuit against him. The TSU announced that it would provide legal assistance to the actor if necessary.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chinese eyes learn to behold beauty
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Miss Spain Maria Teresa Martin walks between traditional Chinese performers during a welcome ceremony for Miss World contestants at a Beijing hotel yesterday. The 110 Miss World contestants are touring China before the final of the contest is held at Sanya, on south China's Hainan Island on Dec. 6.
PHOTO: AP
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Arnold sworn in as California's 38th governor
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, takes the oath of office administered by California Chief Justice Ronald George, right, and his wife Maria Shriver holds the a Kennedy family Bible at his inauguration as governor of the state of California on Monday on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento.
PHOTO: AFP
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Two Israelis slain in checkpoint attack
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Israeli soldiers at the scene of a Palestinian sniper attack against an Israeli roadblock in al-Khader in the West Bank early yesterday. Two Israeli soldiers were shot and killed at this checkpoint at the far end of a large concrete protective wall.
PHOTO: AFP
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John Muhammad guilty of murder
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Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad, center, stands as he listens to guilty verdicts on all four charges against him in courtroom 10 at the Virginia Beach Circuit Court on Monday in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
PHOTO: AFP
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Painkiller addict Rush Limbaugh back on air
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Rush Limbaugh prepares for his radio show in his New York studio on Monday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Death knell for the Sumatran rhino?
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Twenty four-year-old Sumatran rhino "Mas Merah" eats bananas inside a cage at the conservation center in Sungai Dusun, Malaysia. Scientists are hoping to salvage some positive news from the deaths of the entire population of a captive breeding program for one of the world's rarest rhinoceros species in Malaysia, one of its natural habitats
PHOTO: REUTERS
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The bodies of two Sumatran rhinoceroses, "Mas Merah," left, and "Minah," are loaded onto a truck after a post mortem in Serdang, outside Kuala Lumpur.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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All Blacks gear up for France match
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New Zealand All Black flyhalf Carlos Spencer, left, and winger Joe Rokocoko before a practice session in Melbourne, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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England captain Martin Johnson during a news conference at the team's hotel in Manly, Sydney, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Owens leads 49ers with a stellar game
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Hines Ward, right,of the Steelers and Ahmed Plummer of the 49ers stretch for the ball during their game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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MVP Alex Rodriguez may get traded by the Rangers
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Alex Rodriguez heads for first base after hitting his 300th career home run against the Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 2.
PHOTO: AP
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Rockets roar past the ailing 76ers
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Jason Terry, left, of the Atlanta Hawks drives as Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards defends at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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