Australia arrests 17 in terror raids
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A group of men believed to be friends or relatives of men arrested on suspicion of terrorist activities attack a TV cameraman, bottom, outside a Melbourne court after they were ejected from the court yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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MND defends P-3C procurement
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Four navy pilots yesterday give the thumbs-up sign in front of an S-2T sub-hunting aircraft at their base in Kaohsiung. The pilots urged the public to support the purchase of 12 advanced P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft from the US. The navy said the S-2Ts are unable to detect China's best submarines.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Legislators unanimous in support of Wang
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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng yesterday raises his arms in appreciation after lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution in support of his attendance at the upcoming APEC summit.
PHOTO: CNA
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Bird flu claims another victim
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A man drives a load of ducks through a market in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday. Officials announced yesterday that a man who died in northern Vietnam late last month was killed by bird flu, bringing the total number of Vietnamese fatalities from the virus to 42.
PHOTO: EPA
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Liberians return to polls for runoff vote
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A Liberian man listening to his radio waits in line outside a polling station at dawn to vote in the capital Monrovia yesterday. The run-off polls pit the former soccer star George Weah against a Harvard-trained economist, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who is known as the ``Iron Lady.''
PHOTO: EPA
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Sharon loses parliament showdown over Cabinet
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to an ultra-Orthodox member of parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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In Egypt's elections, symbols are more than symbolic
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Opposition leader and former presidential challenger Ayman Nour, right, who is running for re-election to parliament, holds his hand over his heart as he acknowledges supporters at a rally in Cairo on Monday. The elections open today and will end on Dec. 7.
PHOTO: EPA
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Riots in Parisian suburbs highlights a burning global issue
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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'Hawaii without the tourists'
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A view from Florence's also known as Franco's, a small hotel outside of Freetown with a restaurant serving fresh fish. Sierra Leone is a stunningly beautiful place but it is also a heartbreaking one.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Colts' Manning dissects New England Patriots
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning aims to throw the ball on the third quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Clijsters set to take on lone American at WTA
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Kim Clijsters talks about her upcoming matches in the WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bolton rockets up Premiership table
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Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers players watch the ball hit the goal post in the 83rd minute as Tottenham attempt an equalizing goal during their English Premiership match at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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