MI5 chief warns 30 terror plots in UK in the offing
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Police stand outside an entrance to the Palace of Westminster in London yesterday. The head of Britain's MI5 spy agency said authorities are tracking almost 30 terrorist plots involving 1,600 individuals and that many of the suspects were homegrown British terrorists plotting suicide attacks and other mass-casualty bombings.
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Chiu's charges of `secret accounts' raise eyebrows
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Chao-hui presents a copy of the passport of President Chen Shui-bian's son Chen Chih-chung to show the correct Romanization of his name. Huang denounced Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiu Yi's claim that Chen Chih-chung has a secret account in the US under the name Zhi Zhong Chen during a press conference in the legislature yesterday.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tamil politician assassinated
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In this photo taken on Thursday, Tamil legislator Nadarajah Raviraj, second from left and wearing a tie, attends a protest in front of the UN office in Colombo to protest against the artillery attack in the eastern district of Batticaloa on Wednesday that killled at least 23 civilians. Raviraj was gunned down in Colombo yesterday.
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US citizens, Vietnamese tried for terrorism
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US citizens Le Van Phu Binh, front right; Thuong Nguyen Foshee, front left; and Huynh Bich Lien, third row right, await their trial for terrorism along with Vietnamese Cao Tri, front center; Ho Van Hien, third row left; Ho Van Giau, third row second left; and Tran Dat Phuong, third row second right, at People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. The trial of the dissidents comes a week before a visit by US President George W. Bush.
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Israel pressing on with strikes: Olmert
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A mother and her two daughters stop in front of an Israeli soldier during clashes with Palestinian youths in the West Bank town of Hebron, as citizens observed a general strike on Thursday. Shops and businesses in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip closed their doors to observe three days of official mourning for Wednesday's Israeli military attack in the northern Gaza Strip which left 18 civilians dead.
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World News Quick Take
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Intel likely to boost outlay in Vietnam investment project
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Customers inspect computer peripherals inside a PC shop selling Intel processors in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
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LeBron exits early, but with win
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Dirk Nowitzki, left, of the Dallas Mavericks is guarded by Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns in an NBA game played on Thursday at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Rutgers kicks Louisville out of national title chase
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Rutgers' Jeremy Ito, 1, celebrates his field goal with 13 seconds left to put his team ahead of Louisville by a score of 28-25 in NCAA football action on Thursday in Piscataway, New Jersey.
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Tiger makes roaring return to form at the HSBC championship
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US golfer Tiger Woods gestures after teeing off at the sixteenth hole during his second round at the HSBC Champions golf tournament yesterday at Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China.
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England face `no-win' situation
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Argentina's Ignacio Corleto throws a ball during a training session in London on Thursday.
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Uruguay advance after mass brawl with Argentina
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Portugal's Belchior, right, runs with the ball against Bahrain during their quarter-final match at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday.
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England embarrassed in tour opener
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Australian batsman Phil Jaques plays a pull shot during the match between England and the Australian Prime Minister's XI in Canberra yesterday.
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Globe trotting -- Norway ¥@¬É¨«³z³z --®¿«Â
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The worlds biggest replica of a Viking ship, the 30 meter long Havhingsten (Seastallion) sails into the fjord of Roskilde after a trip in Norway.
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Patpong's go-go dancers gyrate to new rhythms
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Bar workers wait for clients in front of a bar on Patpong Street, central Bangkok.
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