Tokyo reiterates Abe's sex slave denial
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Demonstrators hold placards at a rally to protest Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks on comfort women near the Diet in Tokyo on March 7. The Japanese government yesterday announced that it did not believe there was proof Japan forced women into World War II brothels.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Clashes erupt over leprosarium
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Members of the Youth Alliance for Losheng yesterday attempt to prevent Taipei County Government officials from posting a notice with a new deadline for the eviction of residents at Lo Sheng Sanatorium, a leprosarium in Taipei County. Around 40 protesters blocked the gate to the building.
PHOTO: LIN CHIH-CHING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Feature: Tashi's CKS statues lure Chinese pilgrims
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Visitors take photographs of the statues of the late dictator Chiang Kai-shek at a mountainside park in Tashi on Tuesday.
PHOTO: WALLY SANTANA, AP
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Reporters treat Wang to birthday party
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Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng blows out the candle on a cake decorated with a picture of the Presidential Office at the Legislative Yuan yesterday. Wang turns 66 today.
PHOTO: CNA
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Protests and arrests mark Pakistani judge's hearing
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Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad yesterday. Police sealed off part of Pakistan's capital before a court hearing involving the country's top judge, who was sacked by the president a week ago.
PHOTO: AP
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Skinheads upset celebrations in central Budapest
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A Hungarian right-wing extremist stands on a barricade built by anti-government protesters in downtown Budapest on Thursday. Around 1,000 skinheads and extremists took part in protests that marred celebrations of Hungary's 1848 revolution.
PHOTO: AP
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Colombian forces `killing civilians,' says UN
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Antonio Guterres, high commissioner for UN's Refugees Agency, left, walks with communal leaders during his visit to the village of Bevedo, Colombia, on Thursday. A report released Thursday by the UN said Colombia's US-backed security forces are increasingly killing civilians in areas of the country where leftist rebels operate, often falsely labeling them guerrillas killed in combat.
PHOTO: AP
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No need to try before you buy
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Bucks, new coach end Spurs run
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Kobe Bryant, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers and Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets greet each other before the tip-off before their NBA game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday. Denver won the game 113-86.
PHOTO: AFP
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Woods storms into tie in Orlando
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Vaughn Taylor hits a shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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Flyers win over Thrashers for sweep of season series
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Roberto Luongo, left, of the Vancouver Canucks makes a save off the shot of Petr Cajanek, right, of the St. Louis Blues during their NHL game at General Motors Place on Thursday in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated St. Louis 3-2 in overtime.
PHOTO: AFP
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Last gasp goal by keeper spurs Sevilla on to victory
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Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Shakhtar Donetsk during their UEFA Cup soccer match in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Blarney Army celebrates thrilling tie against Zimbabwe
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Irish cricketer Kevin O'Brien celebrates the dismissal of the last Zimbabwean batsman, Edward Rainsford, during the ICC Cricket World Cup Group D match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Duke booted in tourney
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Duke's Josh McRoberts dunks as teammate Gerald Henderson, No. 15, Virginia Commonwealth's Wil Fameni, No. 2, and Michael Anderson look on during the first half of their first-round NCAA regional touranment game on Thursday in Buffalo, New York. Virginia Commonwealth won 79-77.
PHOTO: AP
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Pro baseball to start today with La New, Lions in rematch
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The La New Bears celebrate after winning the CPBL Championship on Oct. 25 last year. The Bears will take on the President Lions today.
FILE PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Video-game sports: A boon to actual play?
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A model poses with Nintendo's video-game console Wii and its controller during a press conference in Tokyo.
PHOTOS: AGENCIES
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A model plays tennis with Nintendo's Wii console by swinging its controller as a tennis racket.
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Mickey DeLorenzo and his wife Diana bowl on Nintendo's new Wii system in their South Philadelphia home.
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Convention attendee Matt James uses a Wii console at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.
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On the piste and on course for a birdie
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Doug "Goatboy" Deluca, left, putts on the first hole during the a tournament in which people play a nine-hole golf course temporarily built on a black-diamond ski trail.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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