Chen stops overnight in Indonesia
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President Chen Shui-bian is welcomed by Saif Qaddafi, the third-eldest son of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, at the airport in Tripoli yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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US Congress members defend Chen
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A group of people unhappy with the pressure exerted on President Chen Shui-bian during his visit to Central and South America burn US and Chinese flags yesterday as a protest against the US' treatment of Chen and Chinese interference.
PHOTO: HUANG PO-LANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Opposition calls Tripoli stop an error
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Lee Ching-hua, second left, and John Chiang, right, and other panelists smile when a slip of the tongue caused Lee to say, ``Have you played enough, Grandpa Lien [Chan]?'' when he meant to say ``Grandpa Chen [Shui-bian]'' at a press conference yesterday. Lee also said that he doubted Chen's international trip signified ``a diplomatic breakthrough.''
PHOTO: CNA
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Annual Thai rite produces conflicting omens
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Royal white Brahma bulls are offered food to consult the oracles during the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace in Bangkok yesterday. The ancient Brahmin Ploughing Ceremony is of great importance to the kingdom's farmers. Thousands of people including farmers converge for the ceremony, which is believed to ensure a successful planting season and an abundance of crops. The royal soothsayer at the ceremony predicted Thailand would have a year of abundant rain and good harvests.
PHOTO: EPA
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Aid program's end has Afghans worried
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Mohammed Gul, 26, tosses bread at his bakery in Herat, Afghanistan, last Saturday. Gul, who fought for the Northern Alliance against the Taliban in Mazar-i-Sharif before the regime's ouster, now struggles to get by on the US$700 given him under the program last year to open his bakery after laying down his guns.
PHOTO: AP
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Police in Kenya arrest British aristocrat
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Thomas Cholmondeley is escorted by a Kenyan policeman in this photo from April last year. Police arrested Cholmondeley yesterday for shooting and killing an alleged poacher, the second time in little more than a year the rancher has killed someone on his property in central Kenya.
PHOTO: AP
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South American integration movement fades
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Bolivian soldiers patrol outside the Palmasola refinery near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 900km east of La Paz, Bolivia, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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The hidden war in India's mineral-rich tribal belt
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Taiwan's low-tech youth net
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A Taiwanese student gets to grips with BBS at university.
PHOTO: JOEY CHUNG
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Events & Entertainment
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The community walk up Taipei 101, organized by the Canadian Society among others, is getting into full swing. Climb the world's tallest building for a worthwhile cause, and raise funds for the Garden of Hope Foundation which fights domestic violence and sexual abuse. The American, British and European chambers of commerce, ICRT and the Foreign Correspondents Club have thrown themselves into the event, so why don't you? The registration fee is NT$500 and participants are expected to raise a minimum of NT$2,000 in sponsorship. Details are available at the at www.canadiansociety.org. ● May 21
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Han Tang Yuefu (漢唐樂府) brings to the stage another sumptuous production that combines traditional nanguan (南管) opera with contemporary sensibilities in the premiere of The Lyric for Lo River Goddess (洛神賦) in cooperation with the Maison de la Culture d'Amiens. The show is directed by guest director Lukas Hemleb, with costumes designed by William Chang. At the National Theater, Taipei. Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,500 and are available through the NTCH. ● May 19
PHOTO COURTESY OF HAN TANG YUEFU
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Paul Anka smells like teen spirit
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Paul Anka is never one to disappoint the ladies.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KUANG HONG ARTS
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Go on, stand me up
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Dan Machanik channels Mick Jagger on the roof of his Anhe Road apartment last week.
PHOTO: RON BROWNLOW, TAIPEI TIMES
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Pop Stop
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Taiwan's catwalk queen, right (of course), is going back to school so she doesn't embarrass herself on the big screen in John Woo's, left, new movie.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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The Vinyl Word
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John Digweed came, spun and conquered Luxy last weekend.
PHOTO COURTESY OF DARYL YANG, LUXY
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Restaurant: Wu Chiao Chuan Ban 五角船板
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In Neihu, Southern hospitality is big and brash.
PHOTO: IAN BARTHOLOMEW, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: 33 Rooms 三十三間堂
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Come for the `laobanniang,' and stay for the food.
PHOTO: CHRIS PECHSTEDT, TAIPEI TIMES
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Ambassadors of love
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PHOTO COURTESY OF BROKERS BROTHERS HERALD
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All the news that's fit to fight for
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The example set by Edward R. Murrow's fight against Joseph McCarthy is as relevant today as ever.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PANDASIA
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He who dies last, dies slowest
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You looking at me?
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX MOVIES
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A little proud, and very loud
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King and the Clown's strong cast contributed greatly to its unexpected box office success.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF GROUP POWER
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Histories in the making
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Chapman To, right, and Isabella Leong, left, play the father and daughter chased by the ghosts of their pasts.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SWALLOW WINGS FILM
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Tattoos 刺青
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A man gets a tattoo in Thailand.
一名男子在泰國刺青。(照片：法新社)
PHOTO : AFP
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New erasable tattoos invented 新可除式刺青問世
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A woman shows off her back tattoo festival in Bangkok.
一名女子在曼谷刺青節中展示背部的刺青。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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Lions and Bulls share the spoils
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Chinatrust Whales starter Steve Smyth follows through after a pitch in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Macoto Cobras at Hsinchu. The American righty pitched well enough for the win, but fell short due to a lack of run support from his offense.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHINATRUST WHALES
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Yankees' trio nail nemesis Schilling to down Boston
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The New York Yankees' Jorge Posada and Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, left, watch Posada's fifth inning two-run homer off Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in their game on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, New York.
PHOTO: AP
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The St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run homer, his 18th home run of the season, in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies during their game on Wednesday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
PHOTO: AP
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Wade leads Heat past Nets to even Eastern Conference
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade drives down the court after taking a rebound from New Jersey Nets forward Clifford Robinson during the first quarter of their NBA Eastern Conference game on Wednesday in Miami, Florida.
PHOTO: AP
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Oilers fry Sharks in triple overtime
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The Buffalo Sabres' Daniel Briere, center, collides with Ottawa Senators goalie Ray Emery, top, after being tripped by the Senators' Vaclav Varada, bottom, during the third period of their second-round NHL hockey playoff game at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday. The Sabres won 3-2 in overtime.
PHOTO: AP
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Rahman plotting revenge against Maskaev
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WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, left, faces off against contender Oleg Maskaev of Kazakhstan after a press conference on Wednesday to announce their upcoming heavyweight title fight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
PHOTO: AFP
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Hakuho stays tied for lead at summer sumo tourney
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Komusubi Ama, left, secures ozeki Tochiazuma by the belt to force him out at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arean in Tokyo yesterday. Ama improved to 1-4, while Tochiazuma dropped to 2-3.
PHOTO: AP/KYODO NEWS
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Sevilla were too good: McClaren
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Sevilla supporters celebrate at the La Cartuja auditorium in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday after Sevilla won the UEFA Cup final soccer match against Middlesbrough.
PHOTO: AFP
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