Aceh silence begins emotional tsunami ceremony
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, center, and his wife Kristiani, second right, sprinkle flowers during their visit to a mass grave of tsunami victims in Lhok Nga on the outskirts of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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DPP plays down furor over Chen
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President Chen Shui-bian, second left, and Vice President Annette Lu, second right, yesterday shake hands with guests at the establishment of a disaster prevention center launched by the Democratic Pacific Union. Lu, who is also acting DPP chairperson, yesterday said that none of the DPP's local branches had requested that the president withdraw from the party.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pan-blue legislators return judicial bill to committee
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Chen Chin-jun, center, a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whip, and other DPP legislators protest yesterday after Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators sent revisions to a judicial reform bill back to committee for review.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tsunami anniversary: Tears flow on Thailand's beaches
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German mourners console each other before throwing flowers into the sea at the end of a special memorial service for Germans who died in last year's disaster on Khao Lak beach during the first anniversary of the tsunami in Thailand's southern Phang Nga Province yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Fourth body pulled from Japan train wreckage
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Railway workers and investigators work around the wrecked cars of an express train after its derailment in Shonai, northern Japan, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP/KYODO NEWS
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The UNHCR, Egypt and the refugees that weren't
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Sudanese remove rainwater from a tarp in their makeshift camp in Cairo on Sunday. The nearly 3,000 people in the camp want to be relocated.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Rice the `warrior princess' riding high in popularity
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as she arrives for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last month.
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Iraqis experience year of contrasts
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Chunghwa worried over TV law
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Models eat at a McDonald's restaurant while surfing the Internet. McDonald's in Taiwan has joined up with Chunghwa Telecom to provide wireless Internet access at 346 fastfood outlets around the nation.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MIN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Standing out
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PHOTO: AFP
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There's no quick fix for a hangover
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The only way to avoid a hangover is to drink in moderation.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Dany Heatley goes away from tragedy
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The Ottawa Senators' Dany Heatley, left, celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings with teammate Daniel Alfredsson at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Canada, on Dec. 2.
PHOTO: AP
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Sydney to Hobart yacht race begins
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Australian super-maxi Wild Oats, left, skippered by Bob Oatley, leads archrival New Zealand super-maxi Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, out of Sydney Harbor after the start of the 61st annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Dinosaurs alive and well in SBL
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Dinos point guard Chen Chih-chung is about to score in Saturday's 96-61 win over Bank of Taiwan at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SBL
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Forgotten men strike again
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant, left, kicks the game-winning field goal in overtime to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 27-24 in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bears grab NFC North
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Chicago Bears running back Thomas Jones, right, battles Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins during the first quarter in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Chicago defeated Green Bay 24-17.
PHOTO: AP
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