MAC blasts law as an `irrational act'
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Taiwan Solidarity Union officials burn the Chinese flag to protest Beijing's ``anti-secession'' law hours after it was passed by China's National People's Congress yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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`Who likes war films?' GIO asks; `Not us,' MND says
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Outgoing Government Information Office Minister Lin Chia-lung, left, accompanied by his successor Pasuya Yao, right, walks out of the GIO with bouquets of flowers after the handing-over ceremony yesterday.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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National security chief tells people to hit the streets
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The head of the National Security Bureau, Hsueh Shih-ming, yesterday calls on the public to take part in a March 26 street demonstration in order to protest against China's passing of the ``anti-secession'' law.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pan-greens urge public to march
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Chin-chun yesterday calls on party leaders to immediately hold a summit to discuss China's passing of an ``anti-secession`` law during a press conference held by the DPP's legislative caucus.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Legislators unite against new law
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Some angry Taiwan Solidarity Union members yesterday launch a 24-hour hunger strike in front of the Legislative Yuan to protest the passage of China's ''anti-secession'' law. Their headbands read ``China invades Taiwan.``
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bloody jail escape attempt foiled
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Inmates carry a wounded jail guard outside a maximum security prison in Camp Bagong Diwa in the Manila suburban city of Taguig yesterday. Suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels seized a building in the prison after a botched jailbreak that left five people dead, officials said.
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Israel vows to dismantle settlements
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Palestinian women, one holding a Palestinian flag, argue with Israeli border police during a protest against the construction of a section of Israel's separation barrier in the outskirts of the West Bank village of Bilin near the city of Ramallah on Sunday.
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Serial bomber could be behind attack on 6-year-old in church
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A police officer stands outside the church where an explosion left three people injured during a Sunday Mass in Motta di Livenza, northern Italy, on Sunday.
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Kurdish leaders meet with Shiites to hash out Iraqi coalition government
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Iraqis gather around a burning vehicle after an engagement involving a US helicopter, in which one woman and two children were killed, and many others injured, according to witnesses in Mosul, Iraq, Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Acer aims to triple share
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Acer chairman Wang Jen-tang shows off an Acer Ferrari laptop, signed by F1 driver Michael Schumacher, on May 3 last year.
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Wen rejects revaluation of yuan
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gestures as he speaks at a press conference after the closing session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing yesterday. He said that Beijing is making progress in foreign exchange reforms.
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Disney chooses Iger as new CEO
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This file photo of Nov. 18, 2003 shows Disney president and chief operating officer Robert Iger, center, attending the launch of the Disney Channel in Japan.
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The surprisingly normal quirky songstress
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A fool for foolish fashions, singer Bjork is a modern-day counter-culture icon whose quirky style has kept her in the spotlight since the 1980s.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Schalke rises to top of Bundesliga standings
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Bayern Munich's Oliver Kahn, right, misses while Schalke 04's Martin Demichelis looks on during their Bundesliga match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Sunday.
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Paerson gets overall honor
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World Cup overall winner Anja Paerson of Sweden kisses her trophy following the Alpine Ski World Cup finals in Parpan-Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday.
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