Chao Chien-ming's sentence increased
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Taiwan High Court spokesman Wen Yao-yuan announces yesterday that the sentences of Chao Chien-ming and his father Chao Yu-chu for insider trading had been increased by 12 months and 14 months respectively.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Eight arrested in Wu investigation
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Suspects in the murder of Taipei County councilor Wu Shan-jeou sit in a police van after being arrested yesterday in Taipei's Changchun Street. Below: Wang Yao-kai, nicknamed A-ken, middle, is arrested in an apartment building on Changchun Street early yesterday. Wang is a suspect in Wu's murder.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Opium production hits new high: UN
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A Thai official shows a pack of seized heroin in Ayutthaya Province yesterday ahead of a mass burning of confiscated drugs. Almost 3 tonnes of drugs were incinerated to mark the UN day against drug abuse and trafficking. Similar ceremonies were held in Myanmar, Pakistan and several other countries.
PHOTO: AFP
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Pearson lost his pants, now loses US$54m lawsuit
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Jin Chung, left, and his wife Soo Chung work in their dry cleaning business on Monday in Washington. A judge ruled on Monday in favor of the firm, which was sued for US$54 million over a missing pair of pants. The owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to Roy Pearson's expectations of the ``Satisfaction Guaranteed'' sign once displayed in the store window, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled.
PHOTO: AP
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Remains of giant penguin examined by fossil hunters
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This undated handout photo provided by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows two fossils recently discovered in Peru. The larger, Icadyptes salasi, would have been fearsome to encounter at over 1.5m tall, with a 18cm beak, and is one of the largest penguins ever described.
PHOTO: EPA
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Malaysian court dismisses high-profile graft case
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PHOTO: AFP
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Green Energy invests in solar module technology
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Green Energy Technology chairman Lin Wei-shan, left, and Applied Materials Inc CEO Mike Splinter hold a mascot at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. Green Energy will buy US$74 million in solar module equipment from Applied Materials to build an advanced 8.5G facility for the production of thin-film solar products.
PHOTO: CHEN YUNG-CHI, TAIPEI TIMES
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C.C. Sabathia beats hometown Athletics
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The Los Angeles Angels' Howie Kendrick, right, leaps toward home plate and Kansas City Royals catcher Jason LaRue to score in the fifth inning of their game in Anaheim, California, on Monday. The Royals won 5-3.
PHOTO: AP
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All-Star roster challenging: La Russa
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa gives rocker Sammy Hagar some tips before Hagar throws out the first pitch before a game against the Kansas City Royals last Tuesday in St. Louis.
PHOTO: AP
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Henry gets settled in at Nou Camp
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French striker Thierry Henry, formerly of Arsenal, shows off his skills at the FC Barcelona soccer club in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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Toulouse soccer players outdo rugby union rivals
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Toulouse fullback Cement Poitrenaud, center, runs with the ball during the French Top14 semi-final rugby union match against Montferrand at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on June 2.
PHOTO: AFP
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New kid on the blocks says he's aiming to be `ruthless'
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Craig Pickering celebrates after winning the men's 100m sprint event of the European Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Sri Lanka batsmen prove too much for Bangladesh
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Sri Lankan cricketer Prasanna Jayawardene, left, is watched by Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud as he plays a shot during the second day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds in Colombo yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Cobras beat Whales, win first-half title
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Members of the Macoto Cobras baseball team spray each other with champagne to celebrate winning the title for the first half of the season after defeating the Chinatrust Whales 5-4 in Sinjhuang on Monday evening.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Japanese humanoid happy to work on in the rain 日本機器人樂於雨中工作
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The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II robot balances while screwing a nut with an impact wrench during its press preview at Kawada Industry's laboratory in Haga town Japan, June 21, 2007.
六月二十一日，在日本芳賀町川田工業實驗室的媒體預展會上，「HRP-3 Promet Mk-II」機器人一邊用一支氣動板手旋轉螺帽，一邊讓身體維持平衡。
Photo: AFP
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People boiling over power cuts in Pakistan's biggest city 巴基斯坦第一大城喀拉蚩斷電 民眾氣炸
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This picture taken June 14, 2007, shows Pakistani residents sleeping beside a road in Karachi due to power cuts. 六月十四日，巴基斯坦喀拉蚩的民眾因為停電在路邊睡覺。
Photo: AFP
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Where the Mediterranean world meets
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The facade of Catania`s Duomo Cathedral.
PHOTOS: AFP AND AP
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Views of the facade and dome.
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Views of the facade and dome.
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The cathedral of Noto, on the southeast coast of Sicily. The 18th-century cathedral reopened this month after a decade of restoration.
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