Iraq bleeds as Powell pledges fast aid
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A wounded Iraqi child lies in a hospital in Fallujah on Friday. The child was hurt when a US fighter jet dropped a bomb on a machine shop.
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Palestinian leaders face new challenge as militants kidnap, free missionaries
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Relatives of Palestinian Mohamed Khalaf Allah, 15, mourn his death at the family's house during the funeral procession at the Khan Yunes refugee camp in the Gaza Strip yesterday. Khalaf Allah was killed by Israeli forces on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Group lends a hand to children
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Children and representatives of the New Frontier Foundation mark the beginning of the `Value the Children of Taiwan Project' at a press conference yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Visa fiasco has produced a culprit, or a scapegoat
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Taiwan's former representative to the UK, Tien Hung-mao, pushes through a crowd of journalists yesterday.
PHOTO: YEH CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Suicide bombers strike Uzbek capital
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Uzbek specialists investigate the scene of a blast in the prosecutor's office in Tashkent, Friday. A series of simultaneous explosions struck the US and Israeli embassies and the prosecutor's office in the Uzbek capital Tashkent Friday, killing at least two people and wounding five.
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Attempt on life of PM kills eight
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Scattered body parts of an unidentified suicide bomber who attacked Pakistan's Finance Minister and Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz's motorcade rest around Aziz's car in Fateh Jang, 50 km south-west of Islamabad on Friday.
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Sex-and-God trial in Sweden yields pair of convictions
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Sara Svensson, a former nanny seen in this undated file photo, was sentenced on Friday to psychiatric care for two murders and an attempted murder.
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Pope set to hammer at feminism
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Pope John Paul II is kissed by an unidentified nun during a weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kerry's strategy: ape Republicans
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry reacts to audience members at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
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How electronic money changes everything
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WTO members burn midnight oil in trade talks
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Ousmane Ngom, Senegal's trade minister, answers journalists' questions after the plenary session of the WTO General Council, in Geneva on Friday. The WTO members are making a final push to revive stalled free trade talks.
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Small business owners now have an `Edge' in Cambodia
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Cambodian vendors fry bananas at their shop in downtown Phnom Penh on Friday. From showcasing a successful fried-banana vendor to trumpeting the benefits of recycling car tires, Cambodia's first business TV show is breaking fresh ground.
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Recognition later than sooner
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Age 88, Ah Pi Po still cooks soup every day at her store.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AH PI PO
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Ah Pi Po as an Aboriginal leader, on TV
PHOTO COURTESY OF AH PI PO
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CD Reviews
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Kaohsiung puts on a show, divides critics
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Transluscent porcelain bowl by Arnold Annen.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
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Gather by Huang Keng-mao.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
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A down-to-earth potter and his heavenly wares
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Rick Rudd does not label his creations, he prefers others to do that.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAGE ONE
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Rick Rudd holds court at the opening of his pottery exhibition at Page One bookstore, in the Taipei 101 mall, Xinyi district.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sorenstam stalks leader
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Natalie Gulbis of the US during the Women's British Open at Sunningdale Golf Club, near London, Friday. Karen Stupples leads the tournament with a 9-under 135.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 14th hole at the Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Friday.
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Davenport on big roll
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Serena Williams announces on Friday that she will pull out of the Acura Classic after she strained her knee.
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Maria Sharapova hits a return to Anastasia Myskina during their match at the Acura Classic in Carlsbad, California, Friday. Myskina won the match 7-5, 6-2.
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Williams has Tyson-like performance with a KO
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Danny Williams, right, of Great Britain, trades punches with Mike Tyson during their heavyweight fight in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday. Williams knocked out Tyson.
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China dominates Iraq 3-0
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China's Li Jin-yu, left, and Iraq's Hassan Turki battle in their quarterfinal match during the Asian Cup in Beijing, Friday. China won the match to advance.
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Yankees get past Orioles
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After narrowly missing a grand slam, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees hits a sacrifice fly to score Kenny Lofton in the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Catcher Jason LaRue of the Reds dives for a throw after runner Adam Everett of the Astros scored on a hit by Jeff Bagwell during the sixth inning in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday.
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Peng Cheng-ming's average slips
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Closer Michael Garcia thanks his catcher after another successful outing recently. Garcia's unprecedented number of scoreless innings ended at 45 on Thursday.
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