Death toll estimated at 1,000 in quake
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Two mothers carry their sons as they panic after hearing a tsunami will strike their village in Gunung Sitoli, Nias island, Indonesia yesterday.
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KMT has secret deal with Beijing: DPP
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Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus Secretary-General Chen Chin-jun points to a chart at a press conference yesterday. Chen said that if the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) signed any peace agreement with the Chinese Communist Party without the consent of the government, it would be considered in violation of Article 113 of the Criminal Code.
PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Israeli parliament passes a Gaza Strip pullout plan
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Israeli border police try to remove some of the hundreds of Jewish settlers gathered to demonstrate the authorities' dismantlement of unauthorized settlement outposts in the northern West Bank in this file photo of May 17 last year.
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Indian Ocean countries react quickly to quake
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Planet Pop
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Cameron Diaz is tripping.
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Damian Hirst is in a pickle.
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Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leads Richard Gere for a dance.
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Personal computers get dressed up for mass production
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The E-Go laptop comes in 1970s-inspired prints and brown leather, as well as suede, snakeskin or a variety of patterned fabric covers. Microsoft's Intellimouse Explorer is in leather.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TULIP AND MICROSOFT
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Getting rid of the shakes
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Cameras that are foolproof are the new must-have items. From the top, clockwise: Sanyo, Lumix and Canon.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS
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Sports Briefs
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Venus rises against Serena in Florida
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Venus Williams, right, and her sister Serena Wiliams embrace at the net after their quarterfinal match at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on Tuesday.
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James Toney, John Ruiz to battle
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Challenger James ``Lights Out'' Toney speaks with the media at a press conference to promote his fight with World Boxing Heavyweight Champion John ``The Quietman'' Ruiz, at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.
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Andrew Bogut ready for prime time
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Utah's Andrew Bogut, right, drives around Kentucky's Lukasz Obrzut during the NCAA Austin Region semifinals at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on Friday.
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Mets' Galarraga hangs up his glove
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Andres Galarraga fields a ground ball during a workout at the Mets training facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida on Feb. 15. Galarraga retired Tuesday.
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