Hoklo courses proving popular overseas
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The campus of the Universite de Lyon III in France, where the Chinese department now offers a Hoklo language program.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PROFESSOR LIU KUANG-NENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNI
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Police see pattern in railway sabotage
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Two women walk along the railway track near Chuwei, Pingtung County. Authorities have issued warnings to people to avoid loitering along railway lines in the wake of recent accidents.
PHOTO: KUO CHING-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taiwan Quick Take: Puppies saved from ditch
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PHOTO: HSIAO SU-MEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Political impasse drags on in Thailand
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A girl looks at anti-Thaksin banners during a demonstration of thousands of people who camped outside the Government House calling for the resignation of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. After weeks of street demonstrations and intense debate over the fate of Thailand's controversial prime minister, more than one fourth of the Thai population are apparently suffering from political stress syndrome (PSS), according to the Mental Health Department. Symptoms of PSS include frequent headaches, stomach aches, insomnia, irritability and proneness to violence.
PHOTO: EPA
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Belarus election result disputed
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Opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich, left, and his wife Inna Kuley place flowers at the monument of the Unknown Soldier after a massive rally in central Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Minsk as polls closed in a disputed presidential election on Sunday, shouting ``Long Live Belarus!'' and chanting the name Alexander Milinkevich.
PHOTO: AP
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Iraq invasion anniversary marked by further deaths
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An Iraqi boy plays with his sister in a junkyard of old and destroyed military vehicles in the city of Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad, yesterday. Iraq marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion deadlocked over its next national government, plagued by lawlessness and faced with the threat of civil war.
PHOTO: AFP
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Booms fail to reach rural poor
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Yoga teaching booming
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Two instructors demonstrate ``restorative'' yoga that combines yoga postures with essential oils in Space Yoga's new premises in Tienmu. The new location is scheduled to open officially this Friday.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Mini books 迷你書本
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The smallest book in the world.
全世界最小的書本。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO : AP
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Ancient statues discovered in Egypt
埃及發現古老神像
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One of the newly discovered statues of Sekhmet.
新出土的塞赫邁特女神雕像之一。 (照片：歐新社)
PHOTO: EPA
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Austrians rule the slopes as World Cup season ends
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Overall men's winner for the season Benjamin Raich of Austria with his trophy and other awards, including medals won at the 2006 Winter Olympics, on the sidelines of the Alpine Ski World Cup competition in Are, Sweden, on Saturday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Bulls edge Cobras in Game 2
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Lin Tsung-nan, right, of the Bulls, steals second base against the Cobras during their CPBL game in Taichung on Sunday. The Bulls won 2-1 after 11 innings of play.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CPBL
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'Nova feels comfortable
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Villanova's Randy Foye, center, shoots between Arizona's Hassan Adams, lower left, Marcus Williams, upper right, and Ivan Radenovic during their NCAA tournament game in Philadelphia on Sunday. Villanova's Allan Ray, upper left, looks on. Villanova won 82-78.
PHOTO: AP
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Lightning hits New York Islanders
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Tampa Bay Lightning's Fredrik Modin, front, congratulates Ruslan Fedotenko after Fedotenko's tie-breaking goal during the third period against the New York Islanders in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Sunday. The Lightning beat the Islanders 5-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Leisel Jones sets new world record
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Leisel Jones of Australia reacts after breaking the world record in the women's 100m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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