Su laughs off `Chen's executive' fears
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen, left, speaks with Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General James Huang as they see off Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, who departed for Honduras on Saturday, at CKS International Airport.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Thousands flock to first-stage college entry tests
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A parent waits outside reading a book while waiting for her child to finish a college entrance examination yesterday.
PHOTO: LIAO YAO-TUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Protests continue to rock Nepal
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Riot police charge with batons to disperse pro-democracy activists during a demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Scores hurt in Bangladesh clashes
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Riot police stand guard as women walk past during a nationwide general strike in Dhaka yesterday. Much of Bangladesh was largely paralyzed by the strike called by the main opposition alliance demanding removal of what they claimed are ``partisan'' election commissioners.
PHOTO: AFP
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Red Cross relief helicopter goes missing in Pakistan
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This picture taken on Jan.18 shows an International Committee of the Red Cross helicopter, similar to the one that went missing in Pakistan yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Evo Morales assumes presidency
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Bolivian president-elect Evo Morales, left, dressed in traditional clothes, is given an indigenous ceremonial staff from an Amauta-Aymara wise man during the performance of an ancient ritual in the Akapana site of the sacred place of Tiwanaku on Saturday, one day before his swearing-in as the first indigenous president of the country.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kosovo mourns president's death
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Ethnic Albanians write the name of late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova with lighted candles in the center of Pristina on Saturday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Superheroes target young Muslims
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Noora is one of the Muslim superhero characters desinged by Teshkeel Media, based in Kuwait.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Who discovered America?
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Passengers claim mistreatment, plan to sue airline
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Airline passengers yesterday listen to a Japan Asia Airways representative explain why their Saturday flight to Taiwan was canceled amid heavy snowfall at Japan's Narita Airport. The passengers returned to Taiwan yesterday afternoon and asked for compensation from the company, claiming mistreatment because they weren't informed of the cancellation for several hours.
PHOTO: YAO CHIEH-HSIU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan's MP3 player war is heating up
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Models display BenQ's MP3 players in this file photo taken on Nov. 26, 2004. BenQ have recently announced their withdrawal from the competitive MP3 market.
TAIPEI TIMES FILE PHOTO
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Coldcut returns to song
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Coldcut developed VJamm, a new audio-visual software.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COLDCUT
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Dorfmeister wins mind game in downhill event
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Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria speeds down the course during a World Cup downhill race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday. Dorfmeister won the event.
PHOTO: EPA
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Antelopes break bankers
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Yang Yu-ming, right, of the Antelopes dives for the ball with Bank of Taiwan's Wu Yong-ren during SBL action at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Friday. The Antelopes defeated Bank of Taiwan 108-103 in double overtime.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SBL
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Wings hang on to escape Avalanche
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Red Wings left winger Tomas Holmstrom, center, tries to sweep the puck past Avalanche goalie David Aebischer during the third period in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday. Detroit defeated Colorado 4-3.
PHOTO: AP
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Relative unknown overcomes Roddick
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Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot during her fourth-round match against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday. Sharapova won the match 6-4, 6-4.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: AP
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Denver's Anderson runs to a beat
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Mike Anderson, left, of the Broncos runs past Mike Vrabel, right, of the Patriots during the AFC divisional playoff game at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 14.
PHOTO: AFP
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