Activists call for butchering rules
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Prompted by the avian-flu outbreak, activists from the Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan and other organizations dress up as chickens to deliver a petition to the Control Yuan yesterday. The activists were demanding an investigation into government agencies responsible for health and agricultural products.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Arms plan not tied to referendum
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President Chen Shui-bian and radio-show host Clara Chou put on their headphones as they prepared to go on the air for a one-hour interview broadcast by the UFO radio station in Taipei yesterday morning.In the interview with Chou, Chen discussed the presidential election and the referendum, the military's arms-procurement plans and questions about his wife's stock deals. Chen said he was confident of being re-elected.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bird flu not under control: WHO
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A Japanese mother and her child feed pigeons outside Ueno zoo in Tokyo yesterday. Zoo operators in Japan are taking measures to prevent bird flu from spreading to their facilities and to reassure visitors following two outbreaks of the disease in western Japan, zoo officials said on Wednesday. Tokyo's Ueno Zoo removed 66 chickens, ducks and geese from its petting zoo where children can have direct contact with the birds. The zoo also advised visitors to wash their hands.
PHOTO: EPA
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World News Quick Take
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A London Routemaster bus passes through Piccadilly Circus.
PHOTO: AP
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ICRC blasts West Bank wall as rights violation
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An aerial view shows part of Israel's controversial security barrier which separates the Israeli-Arab village Baqaa al-Gharbiya and the Palestinian village of Nazlat Issa in the West Bank on Wednesday. The US and European countries will not speak during hearings next week at the International Court of Justice on the legality of Israel's West Bank barrier, the court said. Israel announced last week that it was boycotting the hearings at the ICJ, the UN's highest judiciary body, whose seat is in the Hague.
PHOTO: AFP
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Russian military exercise marred by errant missile
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, talks with Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, right, and Space Forces Chief Anatoly Perminov as he tours a launch pad in Plesetsk, northern Russia on Wednesday. Putin watched the succesful launch of the Molniya-M booster rocket, which carried a Kosmos military satellite into orbit.
PHOTO: AP
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Fires from Iran disaster extinguished
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An employee of the Iran Railway Company involved in search-and-rescue operations waits on Wednesday for his colleagues to arrive as the blazing wreckage of a derailed chemicals-bearing train illuminates the night in Dehnow, some 700km east of Tehran.
PHOTO: AP
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North Korea: Symptom or cure?
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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U Theatre without drums
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Scences from the four plays that make up U2 Perspective, an experimental series of works by performers from the legendary drum group U Theatre.
PHOTO COURTESY OF U THEATRE
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Pop Stop
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Left to right, Lee Hom Wong, David Tao, Elva Hsiao and Eason Chan put on a great show at the Hope of Love Concert last Saturday.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Thinking outside the box
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A musician, a dancer and a vocalist step outside ``the box'' to shed light on the subject of personal identity in a contemporary dance performance opening tonight in Taipei.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RADIANT DANCE
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Restaurant: Diamond Tony's Italien Restaurant
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Diamond Tony's spanking new branch is at the Taipei 101 Mall.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Barrio
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Latino sushi with dipping sauces goes well with sangria or mojitos.
PHOTO: YU SEN-LUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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The Vinyl Word: `Gotta get myself connected'
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNECT
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNECT
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DJs Coffey, Saucey and Trix celebrate their CD release tomorrow
PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNECT
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War gets in the way of love
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When school rocks
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Hong Kong chicken lays another golden egg
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Tiger likes Riviera but it doesn't seem to like him
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PHOTO: AP
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Tanasugarn advances in India
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Lleyton Hewitt returns the ball to Fernando Gonzales during the second round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Wednesday. Hewitt beat Gonzales in less than an hour with 6-2 and 6-1.
PHOTO: EPA
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Nicolas Massu returns a ball to Filippo Volandri during the second round of the Buenos Aries ATP tournament at the Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aries, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Greg Maddux becomes a Chicago Cub once again
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Greg Maddux during a news conference after signing with the Chicago Cubs at their spring training facility, in Mesa, Arizona, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Capitals trade away Peter Bondra
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Coyotes' Landon Wilson checks Red Wings' Mathieu Schneider at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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France has solid win against Belgium
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Portugal's Rui Jorge in the air with England's David Beckham during their friendly match at the Algarve Stadium, Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Palestinian player Francisco Atura, left, in action against Chang Wu-yeh, right, and Chen Jeng of Taiwan during their 2006 World Cup Preliminery match held at the Wakra Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday. Palastine beat Taiwan 8-0.
PHOTO: EPA
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