President's interference in scandal probe denied
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Kaohsiung City Councilor Wang Ling-chiao of the People First Party, right, dressed in a judge's robe and wearing a blonde wig, holds up a newspaper in front of three oversized, doctored placards of first lady Wu Shu-jen, left, President Chen Shui-bian, center, and Chen's son-in-law, Chao Chien-ming. Saying that Chen couldn't even control his own family, she questioned his ability to govern the nation and called for a campaign to stop displaying Chen's photograph in government buildings in protest against the recent scandals involving his family. The protest took place at the Kaohsiung City Council building yesterday.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sri Lankan forces killed
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A female Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger guerrilla, left, gives instuctions to women villagers during ``self-defense training'' in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam-controlled village of Uthayanagar East just outside Kilinochchi, the ``capital'' of rebel-held territory, some 250km north of Colombo, on Tuesday.
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N Korea nixes train tests
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A worker stands by a sign showing the names of two stations, North Korea's Kaesong and South Korea's Imjingak, in the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, at Dorasan Station, north of Seoul, yesterday.
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Moussaoui played no role in 911: bin Laden
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Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is shown in an undated photo that accompanied the posting of a videotape on the Internet on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Senate committee backs Hayden
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CIA director-nominee General Michael Hayden, left, and Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy participate in a photo-op in Leahy's Capitol Hill office on Tuesday.
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The Balkans go to court
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New technology uses brain signals to direct robots
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ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories director Mitsuo Kawato, right, and Honda Research Institute Japan president Tomohiko Kawanabe flash V-signs as a robot hand also shows the sign in Tokyo yesterday. Honda and ATR have developed a new ``brain machine interface'' that can manipulate a robot using brain signals.
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From the sublime to the ridiculous
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A mannequin wears a black silk taffeta dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 1998, in the "Francomania" exhibit, part of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art "AngloMania, Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion" exhibition, May 1, 2006. The exhibit presents a wide range of works by British designers in the museum's English Period Rooms.
PHOTO: AP
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Designer John Galliano and actress Charlize Theron attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala: Anglomania at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2006 in New York City.
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Technology Review
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From left to right: The Samsung A580 mobile phone, Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition, Apple's new MacBook in black and white and the Xtatix Freefone.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Diamonds are Hirst's best friend
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Damien Hirst is better known for producing works of art consisting of animals such as sheep, birds and sharks in formaldehyde than using precious stones.
PHOTOS: AGENCIES
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Paper, scissors, art
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Wang Wan-chun's Not-Rationality.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHI-WEN GALLERY
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Kuo Zhong-kuan's Sharing the Meal.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KUO I-CHEN
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Criminals to star in film about criminals
真罪犯演犯罪電影
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One of India's most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, arrives in court in Jodhpur, India. He was sentenced to a year in prison for hunting a rare kind of antelope.
薩曼•卡安抵達印度焦德布爾市的法庭。他是印度最受歡迎的電影明星之一，因為獵捕稀有羚羊背判入獄一年。 (照片：美聯社)
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Johnny Damon leads Yankees charge
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New York Yankees batter Johnny Damon connects for a solo home run during the first inning off Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday.
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Oilers all over the Mighty Ducks
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Oilers fans pack into Rexall Place ahead of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Mighty Ducks in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday.
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Pat Riley turns up Heat with strategy
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Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley, left, grabs the arm of Dwyane Wade during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Tuesday. Miami defeated Detroit 91-86 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
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Mark Cuban continues to create a stir
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