Tsai cited as possible TECRO head
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The Democratic Progressive Party's Mainstream Faction legislators yesterday smear cake icing on Legislator Mark Chen, center, the newly appointed minister of foreign affairs, at a farewell party held to celebrate his new position.
PHOTO: YEH CHI-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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DPP files suit against KMT's Lin Feng-cheng
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Democratic Progressive Party Deputy Secretary-General Lee Ying-yuan, second right, yesterday files a libel suit at the Taipei District Court against Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Secretary-General Lin Feng-cheng for slandering the DPP by accusing it of instigating violence during last Saturday's pan-blue rally in Taipei.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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KMT: should we dump our leaders?
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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng invites Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators to discuss the future direction of the KMT after its electoral defeat on March 20. The meeting was hosted by Wang as KMT Vice Chairman at his official residence in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Forget Lien Chan: the KMT's future is Ma Ying-jeou versus Wang Jin-pyng
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Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou raises the torch to pose for cameras as he receives it from a sportsman. The torch passed from Taipei County to Taipei City is to promote the upcoming nationwide Junior High School Sport Contest held in Hualien.
PHOTO: CNA
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Tamil Tiger fighting heats up eastern Sri Lanka
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Tamil refugees load their belonging into a bus in Batticaloa yesterday on their way to their villages after returning from a refugee camp in eastern Sri Lanka. The Tamil Tiger rebels are preparing for a new jungle offensive against a breakaway faction.
PHOTO: AFP
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Palestinians botch Gaza attack
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A small girl smiles as she stands among Palestinian gunmen from Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement on Sunday during a demonstration against the US-led war in Iraq in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza strip.
PHOTO: AP
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Pope pleads for world unity in Easter message
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A nun has her bag checked at an access point to St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the pope's Easter Mass on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Chinese citizens in Iraq kidnapped
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US soldiers guard the Japanese embassy in Baghdad, Sunday. Reporters had converged to learn the fate of three Japanese who had been taken hostage.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Opposition gaining momentum since South Korea impeachment row
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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China's trade deficit hits US$540m
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Residents walk beside a billboard promoting French fashion goods in Shanghai yesterday. China's trade deficit widened to US$8.4 billion in the first quarter as imports soared, fueled by the country's growing appetite for raw materials and energy to feed its booming economy.
PHOTO: AFP
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China warns of excessive growth
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A man takes a nap under an advertisement with the word ``Prosper'' on the streets of Beijing yesterday. China's leaders are warning of reckless investment and the central bank is boosting the financial reserves that banks are required to hold to guard against inflation and lessen financial risks.
PHOTO: AP
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Water festival washes away sins
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Elephants spray water on Thais celebrating the Songkran festival in the lead-up to the Thai New Year in Ayutthaya, 80km north of Bangkok.The Songkran festival is also known as the ``water festival'' which is believed to wash away bad luck.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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There's more to Agra than the Taj Mahal
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India's best-known landmark, the Taj Mahal in Agra.
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Roddick breaks own serve world record
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Andy Roddick poses in front of the radar scoreboard with his record-breaking 152mph (244.6kph) serve for match point still on the board.
PHOTO: EPA
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Davenport wins 40th title
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Lindsay Davenport hits a shot to France's Amelie Mauresmo.
PHOTO: EPA
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Mickelson wins US Masters battle in dramatic last round
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Phil Mickelson celebrates after winning the US Masters golf tournament with a nine-under-par at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Masterful Lara takes on England
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West Indian captain Brian Lara celebrates his double century against England during the second day of the 4th Test at the Recreation ground, St John's, Antigua, on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Chen vows to tackle ethnic conflict
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President Chen Shui-bian, seated right, center, listens as students take turns in expressing their ideas about the country's political situation and education during a forum held at the Red House Theater in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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KMT: should we dump our leaders?
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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng invites Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators to discuss the future direction of the KMT after its electoral defeat on March 20. The meeting was hosted by Wang as KMT Vice Chairman at his official residence in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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