Four US soldiers killed after brazen kidnapping
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An Iraqi soldier guards the governor's office compound in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on Friday. Contrary to public statements by the US military, four soldiers did not die repelling a sneak attack at the governor's office, but were abducted from there and found dead or dying some kilometers away.
PHOTO: AP
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Taiwan Society Hakka inaugurated in Taipei to promote solidarity in Taiwan
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President Chen Shui-bian, center, holds up a banner presented to him at the inaugural meeting of the Taiwan Society Hakka in Taipei yesterday. The text reads: ''You bring good times to the Hakka of Taiwan.''
PHOTO: CNA
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Taiwan Quick Take
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Idee department store cleaning staff try to force their way into the retailer's branch in Taoyuan yesterday. The workers, who have organized a self-help organization, said their aim was ''to get some money'' from Idee, which is a subsidiary of the troubled Rebar Asia Pacific Group.
PHOTO: CHOU MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Canada apologizes for `ordeal'
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Maher Arar bows his head at a news conference discussing the government's apology and compensation package in Ottawa on Friday. Arar was wrongfully deported to, detained, and tortured in Syria.
PHOTO: AP
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EU emissions play goes up in smoke
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NASDAQ won't raise LSE offer before deadline
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NASDAQ chief executive officer Robert Greifeld, center, rings the opening bell at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. NASDAQ's bid for the London Stock Exchange has been the cause of bad blood between Greifeld and London Stock Exchange chief Clara Furse, analysts said.
PHOTO: AP
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Art for the sake of the market
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Gallery owner Alice King poses for a picture with paintings by Chinese artist Wang Tiande at her gallery in Hong Kong on Thursday. Members of the Hong Kong art establishment, including King, have set up the Ink Society, a group pushing for a museum dedicated to ink painting.
PHOTO: AFP
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The US embargo turned Cuba into a Harley museum
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A group of Cuban Harley-lovers known as ''Harlistas'' wait for friends in a street of Havana on Jan. 20. A US embargo has forced Cubans to cannibalize parts from other vehicles and use ingenuity to keep the old models on the streets.
PHOTO: AFP
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Vista improves on security, reliability, usability
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Signs that read ''The Wow Starts Now,'' promoting the upcoming release of the Windows Vista computer operating system, are shown on Thursday at the Microsoft cafeteria in Redmond, Washington.
PHOTO: AP
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Weaver and Seattle Mariners close to contract agreement
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Jeff Weaver delivers a pitch for the St Louis Cardinals during the first inning of Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the New York Mets in October last year.
PHOTO: AP
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The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Jackson facing jail
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The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Jackson pictured last year while still at the Indiana Pacers.
PHOTO: AP
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Fritsche scores winner as Blue Jackets blunt Sabres
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The Carolina Hurricanes' Scott Walker, right, and the Washington Capitals' Chris Clark fight during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Pakistan fight back after terrible start
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Pakistan bowler Shaid Nazir, left, celebrates the dismissal of South African batsman and captain Graeme Smith during the first day of the third Test match at Newlands stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Rookie Snedeker enjoying the `Woods effect'
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Brandt Snedeker of the US acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green of the south course at the end of the second round of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, on Friday.
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Sharapova proves no match for Serena
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Serena Williams of the US celebrates her women's singles final win over Maria Sharapova of Russia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Williams won in straighht sets 6-1, 6-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Banned sprinter Thanou set to make a comeback
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Katerina Thanou in action at the Athens Olympic stadium in June, 2004. Thanou is set to return to the track after a two-year ban.
PHOTO: AP
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Dinos down Dacin Tigers 94-93
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Lu Cheng-ju of Yulon Dinos, right, puts his hand over the face of Dacin Tigers' Su Yi-chieh after failing to block Su's shot in their match in Taipei in Friday's round of the Super Basketball League. Yulon won 94-93.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bryans claim fifth Grand Slam doubles title
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Bob Bryan, left, celebrates with his brother Mike during the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday.
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Supporters wearing US flag dresses cheer Bob and Mike Bryan who won the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday.
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'Laowai' blog on
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"The main thing is just to sheare information and my personal experiences with other people ... I wanted to give something back" － David Reid
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DAIVD REID
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF DAIVD REID
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Above: David Reid posts useful links, commentary and photographs, like this picture of Taipei's MRT, on blog.taiwan-guide.org. He's recently been reporting on Taiwan's new high-speed rail service.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DAIVD REID
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I spy with my little eye ...
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AMERICA AT NIGHT
By Larry J. Kolb
305 pages
RIVERHEAD BOOKS
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Paul Greengrass takes Hollywood
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Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and actress Salma Hayek announce the nominees for best director for the 79th annual Academy Awards during a televised news conference in Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 23, 2007. The nominees are, from bottom left: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel, Martin Scorsese for The Departed, Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima, Stephen Frears for The Queen, and Paul Greengrass for United 93.
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John Wood would like to teach the world to read
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LEAVING MICROSOFT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
By John Wood
253 pages
COLLINS
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Chinese, if you please
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Students are tackling one of the world's most difficult languages to learn at the Mandarin Training Center, National Taiwan Normal University.
PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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French/Australian CSL student Nadege Bryan studies outside the ICLP center at National Taiwan University.
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Students are tackling one of the world's most difficult languages to learn at the Mandarin Training Center, National Taiwan Normal University.
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Underdog comes out on top 反敗為勝
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Sylvester Stallone at the Italian premiere of the film Rocky Ballboa, Jan. 9, 2007
席維斯史特龍一月九日出席《洛基第六集：勇者無懼》的義大利首映會。（照片：法新社）
PHOTO: AFP
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