Pan-blue legislators ignore Ma, block arms purchase
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Pan-blue legislators vote to prevent the arms procurement proposal and the president's nominations for the Control Yuan being listed on the legislative agenda during yesterday's Procedure Committee meeting.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sri Lankan fighters pound camp after suicide attack
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Sri Lankan Buddhist monks inspect the wreckage of buses in Habarana yesterday after the island's a suicide bombing on Monday, in which at least 103 people were killed.
PHOTO: AFP
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Britain issues Philippines travel warning
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Amid a UK warning that terrorists were planning attacks, Philippine police inspect a cargo of French-manufactured ammonium nitrate, an ingredient in the manufacture of homemade explosives, that was seized from a boat in the southern port of Zamboanga yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Rome metro accident kills one
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Rescue workers carry a stretcher with an injured man from an subway station in Rome yesterday. A subway train standing at a station was hit by another train in central Rome, killing one person and causing dozens of injuries, reports said.
PHOTO: EPA
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New Swedish government struggles with corruption
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Former Swedish culture minister Cecilia Stego Chilo, left, announced on Monday that she was resigning from her post with the new center-right government after allegations surfaced that she had not paid TV license fees and had paid a nanny under the table to avoid taxes. Maria Borelius, right, the former minister for foreign trade, resigned on Saturday amid mounting allegations of tax evasion.
PHOTO: AFP AND AP
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Deadlock on UN Security Council spot
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Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN Francisco Arias, left, and Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Valero celebrate after gaining some votes during the fifth revote to choose a new non-permanent member of the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Argentina's Peron laid to rest, for the third time, at countryside mausoleum
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A man cleans the water in front of an image of Argentina's late president General Juan Domingo Peron and his adored wife Evita in San Vicente, 45km southwest of Buenos Aires, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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For Bangladesh's Yunus, credit is a right
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Indian economic boom attracts US graduates
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Trainees, including some born in the US, attend a class at Infosys in Mysore, India, earlier this month. In a country once regarded as a bottomless well of low-cost, ready-to-work, English-speaking engineers, a shortage looms.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICES
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Fulham keep Charlton bottom
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Charlton Athletic's Andy Reid holds his head after missing a scoring opportunity during his side's match against Fulham at the Craven Cottage Stadium in London on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Barcelona, Inter look to turn things around
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech receives treatment after colliding with Reading's Stephen Hunt during their English Premiership soccer match at Madejski Stadium in Reading, England, last Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Proteas captain Smith blames defeat on wicket
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South Africa wiketkeeper Mark Boucher, right, looks on as New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming plays a shot during their Champions Trophy match in Mumbai on Monday. Fleming led from the front as the Black Caps snatched a dramatic 87-run victory.
PHOTO: AFP
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Why Taiwanese should watch the MLB playoffs
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan pitches during the first inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York, last Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Foundation honors the world's fastest female drag racer
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In a photo provided by Playtex Sport, Billy Jean King, left, singer Sheryl Crow, center, and Martina Navratilova arrive at the 27th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards dinner at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Rain delays NLCS Game 5 between Cardinals, Mets
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Cardinals fan Brian Ray stands under an umbrella looking at his tickets outside Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri, ater Game 5 of the National League championship series was postponed because of rain on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA
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British duo knock out Spanish rivals
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Britain's Andy Murray serves to Spanish player Ivan Navarro during the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament match in Madrid on Monday. Murray won 6-2, 6-4.
PHOTO: AP
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One of the models who have replaced the traditional ball boys picks up a ball during the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament match between Tim Henman and Fernando Verdasco in Madrid on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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In relaxed montevideo, the past lives on in style
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The view from the Rambla, in Montevideo.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A grill at Mercado del Puerto, a popular lunch spot in Montevideo. Often overlooked, Uruguay' capital has an eclectic mix of architecture and culture.
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The Palacio Taranco in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Biting off more than you can chew 不自量力
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A child takes a huge bite of watermelon in the US state of Arkansas.
美國阿肯色州一名孩童大口吃西瓜 (照片：歐新社)
PHOTO: EPA
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Necropolis becomes modern museum 死城變身博物館
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A general view of the ancient necropolis in Vatican City, Rome. 羅馬梵蒂岡古墓群全景。 (照片：美聯社)
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