Three sentenced to death in Iraqi genocide trial
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Late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as ``Chemical Ali,'' stands in court as he listens to the verdict being pronounced yesterday in Baghdad. He was sentenced to death by hanging for genocide over the mass slaughter of Kurds in 1988.
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Feature: Authors honored for Hakka efforts
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President Chen Shui-bian, center, hands an award to author Lee Chiao, left, for his lifelong contributions to the revival of Hakka culture at an event organized by the Council for Hakka Affairs in Taipei on June 16. Author Chung Chao-cheng received the same award.
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Sri Lanka massacre probe shows flaws
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Noilen Romila, a resident of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, holds a portrait of her sister, Sivapragasam, one of 17 aid workers massacred in Mutur last year. The massacre of the 17 was among the worst attacks aimed at aid workers in any conflict in recent years.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Mine team seized by Taliban fighters
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai talks with journalists during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on Saturday. Karzai lashed out strongly on Saturday at the NATO forces over mounting civilian casualties caused by international forces, saying Afghan lives are not cheap.
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Dead pigs take center stage in Philippines
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A roasted pig straddles a motorcycle during a town fiesta in Balayan, Philippines, yesterday. Hundreds of succulent pigs decked in colorful costumes were paraded through Balayan to mark a fiesta that honors its patron saint, John the Baptist.
PHOTO: AFP
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Israeli Cabinet lifts freeze on Palestinian tax funds
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A Hamas militant directs traffic in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Gazans are trying to go about their normal lives one week after the Islamic militant group wrested control of the Gaza Strip.
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Aging Japan struggles to fill universities
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Doing without a bank in the US
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Joseph Coleman, president of Rite Check Cashing, Inc, poses for a portrait on April 27 in the Bronx borough of New York. Rite Check Cashing is one of many companies providing financial services to those who choose not to open bank accounts.
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Chinese tainted products fuel concerns in US
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Boxes of Tianqi toothpaste are seen at a supermarket in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on June 12. China on Friday urged Hong Kong to resume sale of three brands of Chinese toothpaste containing a chemical found in antifreeze, saying the small amounts involved were harmless to people. In recent months China has been battling growing international alarm over the safety of its food and drug exports, as well as toys.
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`Hitman' drops Castillo to retain title
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Ricky Hatton, left, lands a punch on Jose Luis Castillo during their IBO junior welterweight world title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Hatton defeated Castillo by knockout in the fourth round.
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Jose Luis Castillo grimaces as he is knocked down by Ricky Hatton, left, in the fourth round of their fight on Saturday.
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Ricky Hatton and soccer player Wayne Rooney celebrate after Hatton knocked out Jose Luis Castillo in their junior welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
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Verlander pitches Tigers to win over Braves
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The Washington Nationals' Dmitri Young throws the ball to pitcher Matt Chico at first to get the out on Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore during the third inning of their game on Saturday in Washington.
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All Blacks beat tired Springboks
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New Zealand lose forward Richie McCaw is tackled by the South African pack during the Tri-Nations rugby union match at the Absa Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on Satruday.
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Freddy Kanoute goal seals Copa del Rey for Sevilla
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Sevilla's Adriano Correia of Brazil celebrates after Sevilla beat Getafe 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Saturday.
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Irish amateurs exposed by rampant India
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Ireland's Niall O'Brien plays a shot off a ball from India's Sachin Tendulkar during the One Day International match in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Saturday.
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India's Sachin Tendulkar is bowled by Ireland's Roger Whelan in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Saturday.
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Karlovic walks tall after winning in Nottingham
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The 2.08m Ivo Karlovic, left, holds the winners' trophy after beating Arnaud Clement, right, at the Nottingham Open in England on Saturday.
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Stoner wins in the rain to take British Grand Prix
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Irish rider Eugene Laverty, left, crashes in front of Finnish rider Mika Kallio during the warm up session for the 250cc British Motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park, England, yesterday.
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It's not all smiles for China's toothless elderly 中國老人多缺牙 笑口難開
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A rural dentist gives a dental checkup to a local farmer in the town of Xiaoyudong, Sichuan Province, China.
中國四川省小魚洞鎮的一名牙醫檢查當地農夫的牙齒。(照片︰美聯社)
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Cucumber soda hits Japanese stores 黃瓜汽水風行日本
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Bottles of Pepsi Ice Cucumber are on display at a convenience store in Tokyo, June 13, 2007. 六月十三日，東京一家便利商店陳列的瓶裝「百事冰黃瓜」。(照片︰美聯社)
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Turn on the bright lights
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Post-punk revivalists Interpol release their third album on July 10. The band's current members are, from left: Sam Fogarino, Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler and Carlos Dengler.
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