Gazans celebrate Hamas, Fatah deal to share power
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Palestinians in Gaza City celebrate on Thursday after the rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions signed a coalition agreement to end fighting, in the Islamic holy city of Mecca.
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Ma consults Lien as probe nears end
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Members of the 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign rally in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday. They called on Premier Su Tseng-chang to hold Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou to the strictest of legal standards and rescind an award that had been given to him by the Cabinet.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Six-nation Korea talks hit a snag
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An activist, left, burns pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and North Korean national flags as a police officer sprays a fire extinguisher during a protest in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.
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Tension in Jerusalem boils over
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An elderly man watches an Israeli soldier observing Palestinian youths hurling stones during minor clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, following a protest against Israeli excavations near the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday.
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Church fights ahead of Portugal abortion vote
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Anti-abortion activists stand in front of the image of a fetus during a campaign rally on Thursday in Lisbon. Tomorrow Portugal will hold a referendum on whether to relax its abortion law.
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New climate report is nothing new
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Rain ruins series opener in Sri Lanka-India clash
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An Indian policeman stands among water containers that spectators had thrown onto the playing surface at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, India, after the cancelation of the one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday. A sell-out crowd of 88,000 at Eden Gardens returned home disappointed as the weather ruined what promised to be an absorbing contest.
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S Korea's Ahn shines at Gold Coast
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Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye plays a shot during the second round of the Ladies Masters at the Royal Pines golf course at the Gold Coast in Australia yesterday.
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Taipei 's Tseng Ya-ni keeps her eye on the ball during the Ladies Masters at the Gold Coast, Australia, on Friday.
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Crosby's shootout goal lifts Penguins
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The New Jersey Devils' Jay Pandolfo, right, scores a short-handed goal against New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro during third period NHL action on Thursday night in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils beat the Islanders 2-0.
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Landis won't be racing in this year's Tour de France
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Floyd Landis of the US prepares for a training session two days before the start of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race in June in Strasbourg, France. Landis will not defend his Tour de France victory following an agreement he signed with the French anti-doping agency.
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Canadian champ slashed by partner's skate
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Bryce Davison, left, looks on as his partner, Jessica Dube, is treated by a medic after she was hit in the face by his skate during their performance on Thursday at the Four continents figure skating championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Mauresmo breezes into quarter-finals in Paris
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France's Amelie Mauresmo returns a backhand to her French opponent Nathalie Dechy during their Paris Open tennis match on Thursday. Mauresmo won 6-3, 6-2.
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England defy odds in Melbourne
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England's Monty Panesar celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Brad Hodge during their first of three one-day international series finals in Melbourne yesterday.
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Taiwan, Thailand tied after opening Davis Cup matches
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Taiwan's Lee Hsin-han returns to Thailand's Danai Udomchoke in the opening singles matches of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group I clash yesterday in Sinjhuang, Taipei County. Udomchoke won 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
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Globe trotting: Vatican City 世界走透透─梵蒂岡
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General view of Vatican's Sistine Chapel as Pope Benedict XVI baptizes babies during a baptism ceremony, Jan. 7, 2007. 今年一月七日教宗本篤十六世為嬰孩舉行受洗儀式時，西斯汀教堂的總覽。（照片：法新社）
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May the best dog win
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Two dogs duke it out during a dogfight in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A bleeding dog catches its breath after a dogfighting match in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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An Afghan man gets ready to let his dog out of a car before a dogfighting match in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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