Arms procurement takes a small step
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Independent Legislator Li Ao holds a sign that reads ``Chen Shui-bian and his cronies are the US' running dogs, Ma Ying-jeou is the the US running dog's running dog'' during the vote on the arms package deal at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Head of Somalia's interim government enters Mogadishu amid angry protests
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Armed government soldiers stand guard in Mogadishu during a visit by Somali transitional government officials yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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CWB forecasts soggy start to 2007 for north Taiwan
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A family shivers in cold weather on Thursday while visiting Hehuan Mountain in central Taiwan.
PHOTO: TUNG CHEN-KUO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Su stays tight-lipped over his presidential prospects
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Premier Su Tseng-chang yesterday gestures while outlining his objectives for next year during the Cabinet's year-end news conference held in Taipei.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Legislators bring session to halt in pensions dispute
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chu Fong-chi, center, clashes with a group of Democratic Progressive Party legislators in the legislature during a debate on the DPP-proposed abolition of the preferential interest rates enjoyed by retired civil servants, who have long been regarded as staunch KMT supporters.
PHOTO: LIU HSIN-DE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Aid gets to isolated Sumatrans
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Residents collect reuseable items from their flood-collapsed houses along the river Tamiyang in Kuala Simpang, Aceh Tamiyang, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Abbas forces receive arms from Egypt
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Members of the Palestinian Presidential Guard play in the snow outside President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Hajj draws Muslim faithful from around globe
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A Muslim pilgrim prays at al-Rahma Mountain in the Saudi holy city of Mecca yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Gangs bring death to streets of Rio
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The body of a drug trafficker lies in the boot of a car in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. At least 19 people died and 22 were injured in attacks on buses and police stations in the Brazilian city on Thursday night.
PHOTO: EPA
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Can France learn about culture from the US?
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Asian stocks finish fourth winning year
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Chicago White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, right, and Japanese Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto, center, ring the bell to mark the closing of stock trading this year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday. The Nikkei 225 stock index completed its longest yearly winning streak since 1989.
PHOTO: AP
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Belarus and Russia hold new talks on gas dispute
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A worker checks equipment at a gas compressor station of the Yamal-Europe pipeline near Nesvizh, Belarus, on Wednesday. Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom threatened to cut gas to Belarus on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Pacific Sogo opens 11-story Fuxing outlet
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Sogo Department Store's Fuxing Branch, located at the MRT Zhongxiao-Fuxing Station, holds a grand opening yesterday. The new outlet is the first large shopping mall co-constructed with an MRT station.
PHOTO: CNA
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Michael Walchhofer wins at last for Austria
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Austria's Michael Walchhofer celebrates after winning the men's World Cup Alpine skiing downhill race in Bormio, Italy, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Laporte says he is planning to emulate Ireland's strategy
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France rugby coach Bernard Laporte gives instructions to his players during a training session at the French national rugby union center in Marcoussis, south of Paris, on Nov. 22.
PHOTO: AP
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South Africa coach Arthur angered by light problems
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South Africa captain Graeme Smith, left, looks up at the sky as he leaves the field with A.B. de Villiers after bad light stopped play on the third day of the second Test between South Africa and India at Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, on Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Sabres demolish Hurricanes 4-1
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Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller watches the puck come off the stick of Carolina Hurricanes right winger Scott Walker, No. 24, during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday. Buffalo defeated Carolina 4-1.
PHOTO: AP
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NFL's wild-card berths to be settled today, tomorrow
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre waves to spectators as he leaves the field following the Packers' 9-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings during their NFL football game on Dec. 21 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay's game against the Chicago Bears tomorrow could mark the last game of Favre's career.
PHOTO: AP
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Injured Yao still leading the NBA's All-Star voting
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant argues a call during a game against the Miami Heat on Monday at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Bryant has received the second-most votes for a Western Conference player for the All-Star Game in February.
PHOTO: AFP
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Globe trotting - Scotland 世界走透透：蘇格蘭
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The celebration of Up Helly Aa, Jan. 31, 2006.
今年1月31日的蘇格蘭火祭慶典。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Above: A Scotland supporter plays the bagpipes at the Commonwealth Games, March 2006.
今年3月的大英國協運動會上，一名支持蘇格蘭的男子吹奏風笛。 (照片：法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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Michael Perham has a date with DESTINY
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Michael Perham poses with his yacht Cheeky Monkey before setting off across the Atlantic Ocean.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PRHQ
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