Pan-greens on illegal assets trail
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Representatives from a pro-Taiwan independence group yesterday protest in front of the KMT's Taipei headquarters against the party's inappropriately obtained assets, demanding that the party turn the building into a museum.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMESN
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Bush on a roll as Iraq deaths mount
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An arrested Iraqi man is seated handcuffed on the ground in front of a US armored vehicle while an Iraqi boy plays nearby in Baghdad, Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Big fines planned for badly sorted leftovers
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Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration Chang Juu-en promotes the new recycling policy for fast-food restaurants during a press conference yesterday. The policy will take effect next year.
PHOTO: LO PEI-TE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen a `big mouth' for leaking secrets: Lien
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Some DPP legislators yesterday express their doubts at the Legislative Yuan on the media's reports about China's crackdown on a Taiwanese spy ring. A total of 21 Taiwanese and 15 Chinese were allegedly arrested in the spy case.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Vietnamese girl helped in her fight against paralysis
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Huynh Thi Van, center, holds tulips she made to present to hospital staff and others while her mother, Duong Thi Hanh, right, looks on.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
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Philippines declares state of calamity
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, left, comforts a survivor of last weekend's deadly landslides in San Francisco, central Philippines, yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Gunmen open fire on Haitian demonstrators
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An unidentified demonstrator runs as police take position against a group of armed men that opened fire in Port au Prince, Haiti, on Monday. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched calling for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's resignation.
PHOTO: AP
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Released British hostage was `at breaking point'
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Released hostages Israelis Beni Daniel, left, second row, and Ortaz Ohayon, right, second row, Briton Mark Henderson, front, speaking on the phone, and Israeli Erez Altawil, front, right, arrive at Valledupar's airport on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Two die in big California earthquake
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Paso Robles police officer Joe Ramirez walks away from the remains of a two-story building following the earthquake in Paso Robles, California, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Iraqi Christians not in festive mood
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A US soldier distributes Christmas gifts to Iraqi Christian children in Baghdad on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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The challenge of altruism
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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`Made in USA' toys hard to find
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Shoppers at a toy store at the Tyson's Mall shopping center in McLean, Virginia, examine the remaining toys on the shelves last Saturday. Although parents may prefer to buy toys with a ``Made in America'' label, that's becoming a challenge as many toys now have a ``Made in China'' tag.
PHOTO: AP
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Asia's economic development comes at a cost
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Security guards stand in front of Malaysia's landmark Putra Mosque, shrouded in smog in Putrajaya.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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An Indonesian boy is silhouetted against smog from forest fires near Jambi, on Indonesia's island of Sumatra.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Pavel Nedved gets Golden Ball award
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Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved of Juventus won the Golden Ball as the European Footballer of the Year in a poll of European soccer journalists from 52 countries published by `France Football' magazine, the Italian club's official Web site said Monday. Nedved is seen celebrating scoring against Parma during their Serie A soccer match in Turin on Dec. 14.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Favre wins despite loss
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Brett Favre, left, of the Green Bay Packers, avoids a sack attempt by Tyler Brayton of the Oakland Raiders at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California, Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Malone suddenly not feeling super
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Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGrady, center, dives for a loose ball with 76ers' Zendon Hamilton, left, and Glenn Robinson during the first half in Philadelphia, Monday. Photo: ap
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