Police probe Bali bombers' identities
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A foreign tourist looks at a T-shirt condemning the 2002 bombings, at a stall in Bali yesterday.
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Pan-blue camp agrees on some candidates
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KMT Organization and Development Committee chief Liao Feng-teh, right, KMT Legislator Huang Ming-hui, second right, who is a candidate for mayor of Chiayi, PFP Secretary-General Chin Chin-sheng, left, and Li Yun-chieh raise their hands yesterday after announcing that Li would drop out of the race.
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Thailand still king for counterfeiting
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A Thai man sits next to a fake identity card stall at Khao San Road in Bangkok, on Monday.
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In vitro baby's father faces struggle
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Amit Bannerjee holds his newborn son on Sunday in Kolkata, India. The 45-year-old is the first single Indian man to become a father of an in vitro fertilized baby.
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Labor strike leaves France stranded at the platform
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Commuters crowd the platforms in Paris' Gare Saint Lazare yesterday. French train, bus and other public services were disrupted after a call by unions for a nationwide strike yesterday to demand higher wages and protest new labor laws that make it easier to fire workers.
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EU begins membership talks with Turkey, at last
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Turkish and EU flags are pictured in front of Beyazit Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey yesterday. Turkey and the EU early yesterday opened landmark talks on bringing the country into the 25-nation bloc.
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Hardliners bemoan Miers
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US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, left, listens as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid talks during a news conference in Washington on Monday.
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Silk Road to riches for China and India
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Mobile companies hunt new profits
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The general manager of Taiwan Mobile, Harvey Chang, center, with Sony Ericsson Taiwan area manager Steven Yeh, left, and Samsung general manager Jeon Yong Sung, at a press conference yesterday at Taipei's Formosa Regent Hotel to officially launch 3G mobile services in Taiwan.
PHOTO: WANG YI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Weight is not an issue anymore for some holidaymakers
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As waistlines grow, some in the tourist industry are catering to an expanding niche market.
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Highway One is the perfect honeymoon number
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The sights along the road from San Francisco to Los Angeles have inspired many artists and are an exciting backdrop for any couple embarking on a life together.
PHOTOS: AGENCIES
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Putting their finger on it
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Brett Favre shows he still has the magic
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Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers stiff-arms Michael Rucker of the Carolina Panthers on Monday at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Daniela Hantuchova on a roll
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Daniela Hantuchova returns a shot to Meghann Shaughnessy at the Filderstadt WTA near Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday.
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Bad weather wreaks havoc at America's Cup regatta
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The Swiss team Alinghi take part in the Louis Vuitton Act 8 of the 32nd America's Cup on Monday off the Sicilian port town of Trapani, Italy. Alinghi beat New Zealand by 1 minute and 43 seconds.
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