Bush firm as some officials ask for Rumsfeld's head
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US soldiers on a military vehicle move through a crowd of Iraqi Shiites loyal to the controversial cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, as they prepare to perform midday prayers at Baghdad's primarly Sunni neighborhood of Adhamiya yesterday. Senior Shiite cleric Sheikh Sadreddin Kubanji called for militiamen loyal to al-Sadr to leave the city during Friday prayers in the holy city of Najaf.
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US approves bill in favor of WHO bid
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Health Minister Chen Chien-jen, right, speaks at a news conference with Foreign Minister Mark Chen in Taipei yesterday.
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Poll: Majority favors new sex harassment measures
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At a press conference at the Legislative Yuan yesterday held by Legislator Chou Ching-yu, actors perform a skit aimed at drawing attention to the problem of sexual harassment.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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TSU wants Lien and Soong on new peace committee
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TSU legislative caucus whip Chen Chien-ming, right, and TSU Legislator Cheng Chen-lung urge the government to abolish the National Unification Council and the National Unification Guidelines during a press conference
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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North Korea accepts aid from South
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South Korean workers from the Korean Red Cross wave to 20 South Korean trucks leaving for North Korea at the Demilitarized Zone in Paju city yesterday.
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Bush changes his tune for Abdullah
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US President George W. Bush escorts Jordan's King Abdullah from a meeting with the press in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday. Bush apologized Thursday for the abuse and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers, saying the scenes of mistreatment had made Americans ``sick to our stomachs.''
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Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
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A Ha Nhi ethnic minority militiawoman gets ready for a parade during a ceremony yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu battle. The ceremony and parade were held at the site of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, some 500km northwest of Hanoi. Fifty years ago on May 7, the Vietnamese army defeated French troops at their stronghold in the valley. The battle of Dien Bien Phu ended 100 years of French colonial rule in Vietnam.
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Nigerian town shocked by attack
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Thirty-year-old Aya Joseph lies on his bed as his mother looks on inside the Shendam General Hospital in Shendam, central Nigeria, on Thursday. Aya sustained a gunshot wound in Yelwa, central Nigeria, when militants from a predominantly Christian tribe raided the village.
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Eating disorders spreading in South Africa
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Living life through film
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Stills from Anika Tokarchuk's documentary life as Cinema
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIKA TOKARCHUK,IMAGE LANTERN PICTURES LTD
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIKA TOKARCHUK,IMAGE LANTERN PICTURES LTD
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIKA TOKARCHUK,IMAGE LANTERN PICTURES LTD
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIKA TOKARCHUK,IMAGE LANTERN PICTURES LTD
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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reflects on the nature of impermanence of in Anika Tokarchuk's documentary.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANIKA TOKARCHUK, IMAGE LANTERN PICTURES LTD
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Art follows religion in `Life as Cinema'
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Anika at rest in what she calls her ``opium den.''
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Pacer's Artest runs circles around Heat
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Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest, left, puts up a shot against Maimi Heat's Caron Butler on Thursday.
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Specialists take over in Italian Open
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Argentina's David Nalbandian returns a ball to Italy's Filippo Volandri during the men's Italian Open.
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UEFA Cup: Newcastle, Villareal perish
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Olympic Marseille's Didier Drogba, left, after scoring his second goal against Newcastle United.
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Muralitharan takes five wickets to equal record
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Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates claming his 519th Test wicket, against Zimbabwe in Harare.
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Canada wrenches win, semifinal berth from Finland
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Slovakia's Roman Kukumberg, right, is tackled by Swiss Patric Dela Rossa, jumping over another Swiss, Mathias Seger, left, and Juraj Kolnik during their match .
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