Taiwan welcomes Bush remarks
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US President George W. Bush grabs Chinese President Hu Jintao's jacket to keep him from walking down the stairs during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
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Nepal's king returns power to the people
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Pro-democracy supporters shout slogans and march in a demonstration against King Gyanendra in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday.
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CKS airport criticized over delays in treatment
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Lin Chia-ni yesterday wipes away tears as she recalls how she almost died at CKS International Airport due to serious delays in customs procedure.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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New Solomons PM defies call to resign
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Children take advantage of the situation in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, yesterday to play in the pool of the burnt down Casino Hotel. Scores of Australian soldiers and federal police were deployed to Honiara on Wednesday to restore peace after rioters and looters destroyed much of Chinatown in the island nation's capital in protests sparked by the election of a new prime minister.
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Al-Jaafari agrees to step aside as PM
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Iraqi photographers and policemen run for cover as a roadside bomb explodes in Baghdad's al-Qadsya district yesterday. Two roadside bombs targeting an Iraqi police patrol killed three policemen and injured many others, eyewitnesses said.
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Britain balks at the beaver
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Gates visit brings kudos to Vietnam's high-tech industry
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A street worker rests in front of a computer shop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in this March 24 photo. Bill Gates is set to promote licensed Microsoft products in the country where an anti-piracy industry group says 90 percent of software is counterfeit.
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Spotlight on Maldives 「寰宇聚焦 -- 馬爾地夫」
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Maldivian boys play in the water in Male, the capital of Maldives. 在馬爾地夫的首都馬律，當地幾名男還在水中玩耍。（照片：美聯社）
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The record has been set
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Ellen MacArthur arrives in Keelung early Thursday morning.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF B&Q INTERNATIONAL
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Ellen MacArthur's yacht, the B&Q, in Hobihu Harbor.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF B&Q INTERNATIONAL
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Maple Leafs let Quinn go
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Pat Quinn addresses the media during a team practice at the Corel Centre in Ottawa in this April 13, 2004, photo. The Maple Leafs fired Pat Quinn on Thursday, two days after Toronto missed the playoffs for the first time in his seven seasons as coach.
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Castroneves takes Japan 300 pole
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Marlboro Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves of Brazil drives his machine during a practice session ahead of the Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan, yesterday. Castroneves was awarded pole position for today's race.
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LeBron, Kobe in playoffs
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Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers goes up for a dunk against the Portland Trail Blazers during their game on April 14.
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Baltimore Orioles fly past Cleveland Indians
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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard delivers against the Cleveland Indians during the first inning of their game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday.
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Steaua Bucharest downs 'Boro
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Middlesbrough's Ugo Ehiogu, left, tries to stop FC Steaua's Nicolaie Dica, during the first leg of their UEFA Cup semifinal match in Bucharest on Thursday.
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