Two million rally for peace
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Nearly 10,000 Taiwanese gather on the old Hsilo Bridge during the island-wide human chain yesterday in Yunlin County, central Taiwan. The rally's supporters claim to have recruited at least 2 million people to form a human chain over 487km, extending from the northern port of Keelung to Pingtung County near the island's southern tip. Organizers and participants of ``Hand in Hand to Protect Taiwan'' hope the display of people power will focus global attention on the Chinese threat of nearly 500 missiles pointed at the nation.
PHOTO: AP
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Hearts and hugs mark blue-camp rally
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman and presidential candidate Lien Chan, second left, is hugged by KMT Secretary-General Lin Feng-cheng at the pan-blue camp's ``Heart-to-Heart Rally'' held at Kaohsiung's Chungcheng Stadium yesterday as Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, right, and supporters look on.
PHOTO: CNA
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Rescuers search bay for missing 100
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Coast guard firemen train a hose on the smouldering hull of the Superferry 14 in Mariveles Bataan yesterday as rescuers prepare to board the vessel in search of missing passengers. Officials say between 70 and 112 could be missing after the ferry caught fire before dawn on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Macedonians mourn their fallen leader
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A Macedonian girl cries on the front lawn of the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, on Friday. Macedonians are mourning the death of their former president, Boris Trajkovski, who died in a plane crash in Bosnia on Thursday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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TV offers trauma for all the family
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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One charge against Stewart dismissed
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Business woman Martha Stewart, center, with lawyers John Tigue, left, and Robert Morvillo, right, walks to court in New York on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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New York liquor store owners make a profitable Sunday swap
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A customer looks over the selection at Rivera's Wines and Liquors in Upper Manhattan last Sunday. Since May last year, liquor stores in New York have been allowed by state law to stay open on Sundays as long as they close one other day. And while only 15 percent of stores in New York City have taken up the offer, those that have say that business is good to great.
PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES
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On the trail of compaign paraphernalia
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A bag with the legend "pin" (meaning try your hardest).
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In Lukang, past in present
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Everyday life takes a pastoral simplicity in Lukang's centuries-old neighborhoods.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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A man surnamed Gao rides from his house in Lukang, Changhua County. "The old buildings look nicer and were made better," he says of his neighborhood.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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A must-read rollercoaster ride around the Spice Islands
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Indonesian Destinies
By Theodore Friend
628 pages
Belknap Press
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Classical CD and DVD review
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Did he or didn't he? And does it matter?
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Travel vicariously where Marco Polo went, as seen through the lens of Michael Yamashita. Here he caught a herd of horses grazing in the Pamirs, in Tajikistan.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Old-school paintings from Taiwan's 1970s
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Koo Chung-knang expresses a return to the simple life in Taiwan in Spring Day with a Brick House.
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Thrashers cheat the NJ Devils
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Atlanta Thrashers winger Dany Heatley, right, celebrates as New Jersey Devils winger Patrik Elias skates by after Heatly scored on Devils goalie Martin Brodeur during the third period of their game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Friday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Henin-Hardenne advances in Dubai
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Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil returns the ball during his match against Jose Acasuso of Argentina in the semifinals of the Brasil Open in Costa de Sauipe, Brazil, Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Justin Henin-Hardenne celebrates her win over Meghann Shaughnessyin the semifinals of the Dubai Open, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kerry Wood remains a Cub
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Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood throws off the practice mound at the team's spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Rift with ref sparks unsightly protest
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Boston's Ricky Davis, left, drives to the basket past Toronto's Roger Mason, Jr. in the second quarter of their game in Boston, Massachusetts, Friday. Paul Pierce scored 21 points and Brandon Hunter grabbed 16 rebounds, leading the Celtics to a win.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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A TV cameraman films NBA referee Jess Kersey during a game at Key Arena in Seattle, Friday. The leagues' refs were protesting recent action against one official.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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