CIB laughs off report by committee
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DPP legislative whip Tsai Huang-liang, center, reasons with KMT caucus whip Huang Teh-fu, right, and Tseng Yung-chuan, left, executive director of the KMT's policy committee, yesterday. The pan-blue camp used its legislative majority to yet again reject the arms procurement budget in the procedure committee, while placing the 319 Shooting Truth Investigation Special Committee's report on the agenda.
PHOTO: CNA
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UN disaster conference opens
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With the help of elephants, a team of salvagers retrieves useful pieces of timber from areas destroyed by last month's massive tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Beijing ready to nip Zhao-related activities in bud
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Two police officers move a banner bearing a photo of late Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang outside China's liaison office in Hong Kong yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Security dominates this year's Mecca pilgrimage
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Two elderly Indian pilgrims yesterday leave the great mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on their way to Mina, where an estimated 2 millions pilgrims were to spend last night before heading to Mount Arafat this morning for the main day of the annual pilgrimage.
PHOTO: AP
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Airbus launches its A380 `superjumbo'
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An interior view of the Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jet's forward upper deck cabin is seen in this undated image released by Airbus Industries.
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Paradise in Palau closer than you think
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PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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A meeting house at the Belau National Museum.
PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Good-looking beaches are one of the attractions of Palau.
PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Old Japanese and US military hardware can be found all over the islands.
PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Beams inside traditional meeting houses illustrate local folklore.
PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Palau is romantic and has plenty to interest history buffs.
PHOTO: GRAHAM NORRIS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Hoggard cuts through SA lineup
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England's Matthew Hoggard, man of the match, holds the trophy after winning against South Africa on the last day of the fourth five-day Test in Johannesburg on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Doping spat overshadows Open
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Lindsay Davenport of the US hits a return against Conchita Martinez of Spain in their women's singles first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. Davenport won 6-1, 6-0.
PHOTO: AFP
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