Balinese, tourists not giving in to fear
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Indonesian police inspect bags of two tourists before they enter a mall on Bali yesterday as security tightens after the recent bomb attacks on the island that killed 22 people and injured more than 100. Officials say searches and metal detector screenings will become even more commonplace.
PHOTO: AP
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Embassy mail scare spreads in Malaysia
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A police officer holding a suspicious package leaves the Australian embassy compound in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. The US, British, Australian, French and Russian embassies in Malaysia yesterday received suspicious packages by mail, one day after six other embassies received similar packages.
PHOTO: AP
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Quiet settles over the Middle East as holy month starts
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Moroccans fill the streets in the medina of Rabat to buy chbakia (honey pastry) and rgheafs (crepes) that are widely consumed during the Ramadan period. The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan began on Tuesday in most Arab countries.
PHOTO: AFP
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Stan wreaks havoc across Central America
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A dead child's feet are visible after a mudslide buried six members of a family in San Salvador on Tuesday. Torrential rains and mudslides killed at least 39 people in Central America as collapsing hillsides buried homes and rivers burst their banks.
PHOTO: EPA
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Bush says he's worried about bird-flu epidemic
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US President George W. Bush answers questions during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Heeding lessons from disasters
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Katrina's costs projected at about US$34.4bn
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Sal Impastato, owner of the Napleon House Bar & Cafe, prepares to clean a bust of Napoleon as he gets ready to re-open the famous New Orleans locale for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit, on Tuesday, in New Orleans. He hoped to open the bar within a few days.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan's big bikers going nowhere fast
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Take a step back in time through the lens of a camera
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An untitled black-and-white photo by Long Chin-shan.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TIVAC
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Fashion Focus
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French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier shows off his inimitable style in Paris this week.
PHOTO: AFP
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CD Reviews
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A witch to watch over us
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Riding high
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PHOTO: AFP
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Chicago beats up Boston
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kevin Millar of the Red Sox is tagged out by White Sox third baseman Joe Crede during the fourth inning of Game 1 of the AL division series in Chicago on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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