Police bust crime ring after shootout
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Two bullet holes in the French windows of gangster Lin Ming-hua's hideout indicate the ferocity of the shootout between gang members and police.
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taxi violence sparks demand for regulation
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After being attacked by a violent taxi driver, the victim, a woman surnamed Hsu, yesterday demonstrates the license-plate number of the taxi and photos of her injuries at a press conference.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen expects relations with Vatican to improve
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President Chen Shui-bian, right, welcomes Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, a former Vatican foreign minister, at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Chen conferred the Order of the Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon on Tauran shortly afterward.
PHOTO: JAMESON WU, AP
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DPP expects 600,000 at nationwide parades
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Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Su Tseng-chang gestures while presiding over a press conference yesterday at which he called on supporters to show up for tomorrow's hand-in-hand rally in Taipei County.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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President wants new ceasefire deal
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Hardline Buddhist monks sit among other legislators while listening to new President Mahinda Rajapakse's first address to the national assembly in Colombo yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Oil giant apologizes for disaster
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A fisherman pulls his boat up to the banks of the Songhua river in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, yesterday. Millions of residents in Harbin endured their third full day without running water due to a toxic chemical spill.
PHOTO: AFP
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Video clip prompts calls for inquiry
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An undated combo picture released on Thursday by Malaysian parliament members shows a semi-naked female Chinese national who is instructed to do squats by Malaysian policewomen in a lock-up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PHOTO: EPA
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Israel `annexing' Jerusalem: UK
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An Israeli soldier confronts a Palestinian boy during a protest at a checkpoint in the old city of Hebron on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Al-Jazeera executive seeks urgent meeting with Blair
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Fatima Ayoub, 4, daughter of late Jordanian al-Jazeera satellite channel correspondent Tariq Ayoub, holds a picture of her father during a protest in Amman on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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US tribes hold `Unthanksgiving'
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Lidia Doniz, 33, performs with the Teo Kali Aztec cultural group during an `Unthanksgiving Day' ceremony at sunrise with Native Americans yesterday on Alcatraz Island, home to the ruins of the former federal prison in San Francisco Bay.
PHOTO: AFP
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Pinochet charged anew for dissidents' disappearance
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Teresa Hernandez, Appeal Court secretary, arrives at Augusto Pinochet's residence after notifying the former dictator about the order for his house arrest in Santiago yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Changing climate change
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Nokia's handset sales in China boom 77 percent
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A model shows off a creation by a Chinese designer, inspired by Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, at the annual China Fashion Week in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Auto industry guru demurs on GM
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Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corp, announces plans to cut 30,000 manufacturing jobs at the company's Detroit headquarters on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Surf's up on the lake
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Mike Horton surfs on Lake Superior.
PHOTO: AP
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High oil prices boost eco-friendly plastic
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Bill Suehr, project manager for NatureWorks, holds hundreds of plastic pellets derived from corn, at the company's Blair, Nebraska, plant. Some producers have adopted corn-based packaging, as the cost of oil-based products has risen.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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`The Great Oin' stays busy off the ice
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Blair Betts, right, of the Rangers, scores against Thrashers goalie Michael Garnett during the third period in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. New York defeated Atlanta 6-3.
PHOTO: AP
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Ron Dayne blasts back
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Falcons quarterback Michael Vick passes against the Lions during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Ron Dayne, right, of the Broncos, runs for 55 yards as Terence Newman of the Cowboys pursues during overtime in Irving, Texas, on Thursday. Dayne's run set up the game-winning field goal in Denver's 24-21 victory over Dallas.
PHOTO: AP
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Chicago Bears return to form
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Bears linebacker Brian Urtlacher, right, grabs Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith during the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. Chicago defeated Carolina 13-3, putting both teams at 7-3 for the season.
PHOTO: EPA
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