No-confidence plan fizzles out
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Chin-te, left, is accompanied by DPP caucus whips Ker Chien-ming, center, and Wang Sing-nan yesterday in announcing that he was withdrawing his no-confidence motion against the Cabinet.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Giant, birdlike dinosaur found in Inner Mongolia
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Visitors look at fossilized bones and a miniature model of a gigantic theropod dinosaur, Gigantoraptor erlianensis, which were put on display for the media in Beijing on Wednesday. The animal, which lived about 70 million years ago, is thought to have had a body mass of about 1,400kg.
PHOTO: AFP
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Syria denounced as Lebanon buries MP
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Hundreds of people join the funeral procession for Lebanese member of parliament Walid Eido and his eldest son in Beirut yesterday. Eido, his son, two bodyguards and six passersby were killed by a car bomb on Wednesday. Supporters of Eido's Future Movement blame Syria for the murders.
PHOTO: EPA
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Hamas overruns key Fatah security site
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Hamas militants are served tea by young boys while on patrol in Gaza City yesterday. Hamas appeared to have gained control over a large portion of the Gaza Strip.
PHOTO: EPA
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Buying a chunk of South America to save it
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Toothpaste recalled in US, New Zealand
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Boxes containing tubes of tainted Excel toothpaste are seen at the Customs Direction Office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on May 24.
PHOTO: AP
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Yankees extend winning streak
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The Los Angeles Angels' Orlando Cabrera, left, beats the throw to Cincinnati Reds catcher David Ross in the fourth inning of their game in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Mexico beat Panama to advance in Gold Cup
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Francisco Rodriguez, right, of Mexico and Jose Luis Garces of Panama go up for a header during their CONCACAF Gold Cup match on Wednesday at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
PHOTO: AFP
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China beat Malaysia to reach World Team semis
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Khe Wei Woon, left, and Wee Kiong Tan of Malaysia discuss tactics as they compete against Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China, not seen, on the fourth day of the Sudirman Cup World Team Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Bulls keeping pace with Cobras
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Tsai Chung-nan of the Sinon Bulls pitches against the Chinatrust Whales in Douliou on Wednesday evening.
PHOTO: CHAN CHAO-YANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Uptown bear 上城黑熊
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A black bear takes a drink from a plastic soda bottle after trash was left out for pick-up in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA, May 29, 2007. 五月二十九日在美國加州的南太浩湖市，一隻黑熊從放置室外、等待收取的垃圾堆中拾撿寶特瓶汽水來喝。
PHOTO: AP
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Theives nab golden bath 黃金浴缸不翼而飛
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A model poses in a golden bathtub made of 18-karat gold and stainless steel in Tokyo, June 28, 2005. A similar bathtub was stolen from a Tokyo hotel last month. 二○○五年六月二十八日，東京一名模特兒在18K金與不銹鋼打造的黃金浴缸內留影。上個月東京一家旅館類似的黃金浴缸遭竊。(照片︰法新社)
PHOTO: AFP
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Sharapova sets up tussle with teen sensation Paszek
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Maria Sharapova waves to the crowd after beating Liliana Osterloh at the Birmingham DFS Classic women's tennis tournament in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday.
Photo: AP
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Lewis Hamilton ready to take US by storm
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British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes celebrates after winning the Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal on Sunday.
Photo: EPA
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James Blake blows opponent away to book quarters spot
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James Blake hits a backhand in his match against Evgeny Korolev in Halle, Germany, on Wednesday.
Photo: EPA
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Tsonga sends champ Hewitt packing
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Lleyton Hewitt returns the ball to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the Queen's tennis tournament in London on Wednesday.
Photo: AFP
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All aboard!
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STMicroelectronics is one of many corporations vying against varsity teams to win this weekend's Dragon Boat races.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF STMICROELECTRONICS
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Across the country, teams will compete in races to commemorate the death of Chinese poet Qu Yuan. A boat from last year's races in Taitung.
PHOTO: HUANG MING-TANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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STMicroelectronics is one of many corporations vying against varsity teams to win this weekend's Dragon Boat races.
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The vinyl word
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Drum 'n' bass may not be very popular in Taipei, but you're hooked, there's no escaping.
PHOTO: QUEEN BEE
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Taipei Film Festival focuses on Denmark
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Minor Mishaps by Annette Olesen from Denmark.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL
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Brand Upon the Brain! by idiosyncratic Guy Maddin from Canada
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The Green Butchers by Anders Thomas Jensen from Denmark
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Open Hearts, Dogme film 28 by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen
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Restaurants: Mamm Goz (媽媽鍋子)
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Mamm Goz sets the standard for crepes in Taipei.
PHOTO: HO YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Fantastic Four returns to underwhelm us
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the appearance of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic four's latest foray is one of the film's few redeeming features.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF FOX
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A grumpy green giant who would not be king
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The tagline reads: "Who's ready for Thirds?" It seems kids and parents alike are ready and waiting.
PHOTOS: UIP
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Shrek the Third
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Two by two
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Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu's On Danse takes audiences on a flight of fantasy, but sometimes distracts them from the dancers.
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Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu's On Danse takes audiences on a flight of fantasy, but sometimes distracts them from the dancers.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF COMPAGNIE MONTALVO-HERVIEU
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NSO back to square one
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Kerry Stratton, left, and Johannes Wildner were unsuccessful in their bids to become the NSO's new music director.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF NSO
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Kerry Stratton, left, and Johannes Wildner were unsuccessful in their bids to become the NSO's new music director.
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Reel News
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The late actress Mala Powers in 1962.
PHOTO: AP
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Piling on the paint with a trowel in Paris, or Romania
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The actors fail to live up to the art in this turgid bio-pic of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.
PHOTO: BESTMOVIE
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Pop Stop
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Chang Chen-yue was, refreshingly, found not guilty of taking drugs.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Jacky Zhu has been kicked out of 183 Club. But why?
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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