Tens of thousands join protest `siege'
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Former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Shih Ming-teh, center, leads tens of thousands of anti-Chen Shui-bian protesters on Friday on a march en route to Taipei Railway Station, where they were to continue their sit-in protest.
PHOTO: WALLY SANTANA, AP
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Premier apologizes for putting pressure on Cabinet members
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Tsai Chin-lung, standing, points at a table with the results of several opinion polls on public safety during a press conference yesterday, while urging Premier Su Tseng-chang to keep his promise to resign if crime rates did not fall. Tsai is joined by KMT Legislator Diane Lee.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Blind university lecturer honored
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Lee Hsiao-ping, a blind lecturer at Chung Shan Medical University in Taichung, smiles during an interview yesterday. Lee has been named one of this year's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
PHOTO: SU MENG-CHUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Afghan militants regroup in west as NATO pushes south
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US soldiers from the Forward Operating Base Bermel inspect an enemy fighting position in the hills of the border region near Pakistan on Tuesday.
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Radio Liberty reporter dies in Turkmen prison
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Protesting the death of journalist Ogulsapar Muradova, members of Reporters Without Borders hold a poster of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov with the word ``murderer'' written on the top in the Turkmenistan embassy in Paris yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Pressure mounts on Olmert to quit
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the swearing-in ceremony for the new chief justice of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Thursday. He is facing growing calls to step down because of the recent battle with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Montreal killer's blog had violent entries
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An unidentified woman deposits flowers on a fence at the Dawson College campus in Montreal on Thursday after Kimveer Gill killed one person and wounded 19 others on Wednesday. Gill said in a blog that he liked to play a role-playing Internet game about the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado.
PHOTO: AP
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Fox has to move independence gala
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A supporter of Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador packs his blankets on Thursday as protesters began to pull down tents that have clogged Mexico City for more than six weeks in a protest against alleged fraud in the July presidential election. At left is a poster of outgoing President Vicente Fox calling him a traitor.
PHOTO: AP
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Curbing the deadly arms trade
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Benitez wants peace with Mourinho
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Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez attends the press conference before the UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven on Monday.
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Thompson leads while Wie struggles at Lumber PGA
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Michelle Wie of the US, left, and Nicholas Thompson enjoyed differing fortunes in the first round of the Lumber Classic on Thursday in Farmington, Pennsylvania.
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Barrera gives Juarez another title shot
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Marco Antonio Barrera, left, and Ricardo Juarez pose for the media following a news conference in Las Vegas on Thursday. Barrera will fight Juarez in Las Vegas today for the WBC super featherweight title.
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Kuo delivers six quality innings for LA Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan throws against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday.
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Warne told to explain comments
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An 8.5m high statue of Australian cricketer Shane Warne is transported on a truck near Buckingham Palace, London, on May 26. Warne has caused a stir by implying that the Australian cricket team didn't need a coach.
PHOTO: AFP
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Kickball gives adults a kick
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Once the preserve of the schoolyard, kickball is now a serious competitive sport with adult recreational leagues.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Mesoamerican freedom food comes to town
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The scrumptious flavors of Central America at the Grand Formosa Regent.
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Globe trotting: Bulgaria 世界走透透 - 保加利亞
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A shepherd guides his herd of cows in a field near the town of Plowdiv, Bulgaria.
保加利亞普羅蒂芙鎮近郊的田野上，一名牧人趕著他的牛群。 (照片：歐新社)
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