Wang's fans delay final leg of his homecoming trip
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Fans of New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming and reporters wait behind a cordon outside Wang's home in Tainan yesterday for the baseballer and his wife to arrive. Wang arrived back in Taiwan yesterday for a two-month stay.
PHOTO: HUANG WEN-HUANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Su not abusing position: Cheng
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators yesterday pop balloons with the characters for ''malfeasance'' at a press conference to accuse Premier Su Tseng-chang of using public resources to win votes for Democratic Progressive Party candidates in the upcoming mayoral elections.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Abused wives ignored: foundation
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Women who have escaped from abusive husbands participate in a press conference yesterday held by the Garden of Hope Foundation in Taipei to urge the government to do more to support women struggling to get by after leaving their violent spouses.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bakiyev slams new constitution plan
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Protesters sit atop trees while attending a rally in front of the presidential headquarters, known as the White House, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Ortega likely to win presidency
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Former US president Jimmy Carter, left, speaks with candidate Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front in Managua, Nicaragua, on Monday. Former revolutionary leader Ortega appeared headed to a comeback victory as partial results of Nicaragua's election dashed US hopes that his latest presidential bid would flounder. Carter was in Managua as an election observer.
PHOTO: AFP
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Saddam's genocide trial resumes
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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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An open-and-shut case at the edge of anarchy
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Xbox launching TV, movie downloads
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Aaron Greenberg of Xbox discusses Microsoft's new ability to download TV and movie programs in standard and high definition through the Xbox 360 on Monday in San Francisco.
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Mosel Vitelic, ITRI set up venture firm to tap into RFID market
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Industrial Technology Research Institute president Johnsee Lee, third left, yesterday shakes hands with Mosel Vitelic chairman Chen Min-liang during a press conference announcing the establishment of a radio-frequency identification venture company.
PHOTO: HUNG YU-FENG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Federer at `100 percent' for Cup
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Top ranked tennis players, from left to right, Amelie Mauresmo from France, Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia, Justine Henin-Hardenne from Belgium, Maria Sharapova from Russia, Martina Hingis from Switzerland, Kim Clijsters from Belgium, Nadia Petrova from Russia and Elena Dementieva from Russia pose during a photocall in Madrid on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Carter heads shortlist for the IRB player of the year
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Dan Carter of the All Blacks is pictured during a team training session in London last Friday. Carter is one of five players shortlisted for IRB player of the year.
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Doping trial begins for 10 top cyclists and former physio
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Former physiotherapist of the Cofidis cycling team Boguslaw Madejak arrives at a doping scandal trial at a district court in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Monday.
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Napoli peg back Juventus to end their winning run
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Napoli's Mariano Bogliacino celebrates after scoring against Juventus during their Italian Serie B match at the San Paolo stadium in Naples on Monday.
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Nelson gets one over the Mavs
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The Golden State Warriors' Mike Dunleavy, left, and the Dallas Mavericks' Devin Harris react after falling to the ground while scrambling for a loose ball in the first half on their basketball game in Dallas on Monday.
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Delta Blues wins US$3.85m Melbourne Cup
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Models gather during the judging of the Melbourne Cup's fashion contest yesterday.
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Teddy bears 泰迪熊
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A store employee in Tokyo shows off new teddy bears and tiaras.
東京一位店員展示新款泰迪熊與頭冠。 (照片：法新社)
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New Orleans votes to hire watchdog 鈕奧良將組反貪監督隊
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Eugene Zeller stands in his home in the US city of New Orleans, which was wrecked by Hurricane Katrina over one year ago.
在美國紐奧良市，尤金•賽勒站在他一年多前遭卡崔娜颶風重創的家園。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Fall foliage sets Japan ablaze
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The foliage near a river in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
PHOTOS: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Lake Chuzenji-ko in Nikko, in the mountains not far from Tokyo, where colors change earlier than in Japan's low-lying areas.
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Seattle sack Oakland in 16-0 win
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Oakland Raiders quarterback Andrew Walter is sacked by the Seattle Seahawks' Chuck Darby, left, and Lofa Tatupu with the Raiders' Robert Gallery, right, defending during the first quarter of their game in Seattle on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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