Putin hoping for `good, friendly' talks with Bush
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, smells bread in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.
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Filmmaker Edward Yang dies at 59
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Cannes-winning film director Edward Yang, right, smiles at the Taipei Film Festival in 2003. Yang died on Friday in California.
PHOTO: CHEN CHUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sri Lanka's luxury hotels hurt by violence
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The interior of a bedroom at The Casa Colombo Hotel, a former 200-year-old Moorish mansion in Colombo. Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Sting and Paul Simon have all travelled to Sri Lanka for a taste of tropical luxury. But an escalating war with Tamil Tiger rebels and increasingly gruesome headlines means that the rich or famous are now staying away.
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Qaddafi calls for one African nation
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Clad in an outfit featuring legendary African leaders, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi waves to wellwishers as he arrives in the Ghanan capital city of Accra, on Saturday. Heads of state and African Union foreign ministers convene this week for talks on the creation of the United States of Africa.
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Basque bomb scare evacuates Ibiza airport
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People use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during an evacuation from the Ibiza airport by police acting on a telephoned bomb threat on Ibiza, Spain, on Saturday. Police evacuated the airport and later used a controlled explosion to detonate a suspicious package.
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Chavez arrives in Tehran for talks on last leg of tour
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, center, looks at a digital picture a follower has taken upon his arrival in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday.
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The Asian crisis 10 years after
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Lorena Ochoa pulls into contention at US Open
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Lorena Ochoa of Mexico reacts to a missed putt on the first hole during the third round at the Women's US Open in Southern Pines, North Carolina, on Saturday. Ochoa is one shot off the lead.
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Pro wrestlers dying early
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A note, teddy bear, toy wrestler and angel lie at the gate in front of the home of WWE professional wrestler Chris Benoit last Tuesday in Fayetteville, Georgia. Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his seven-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself.
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Holyfield beats Savarese by unanimous decision
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Evander Holyfield is hit with a right-hand punch by Lou Savarese on Saturday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Holyfield won in 10 rounds.
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Rossi powers to victory in Dutch GP
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Valentino Rossi of Italy, front, leads from Casey Stoner of Australia, during the the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, the Netherlands, on Saturday.
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Sturm retains world title with unanimous decision
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Germany's middleweight WBA world champion Felix Sturm, left, punches Noe Tulio Gonzales Alcoba from Uruguay during their WBA World Championship fight in Stuttgart, Germany, on Saturday.
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Triathlon crowns new champ
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Competitors in the Olympic distance Uni-President Cup Triathlon wait for the signal to start the swimming leg at Sun Moon Lake yesterday.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Yang Mao-yung, left, winner of the Olympic distance Uni-President Cup Triathlon, is joined on the podium by runner-up Craig Johns of New Zealand.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Whales overcome Lions in 12 innings in Tainan
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The Chinatrust Whales team run onto the field after a 9-8 win in a 12-inning game against the President Lions in Tainan on Saturday evening.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sharapova outlasts rain and Sugiyama
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Four-legged friends connect online at Dogster 四腳朋友 上網交友
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Ted Rheingold, founder of Dogster in San Francisco, California, USA. Dogster創辦人泰德．瑞恩葛爾德在美國加州舊金山市留影。
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It's in the shoes: Blair reveals secret to his success 足下乾坤:布雷爾成功之道
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, June 21, 2007. 六月二十一日，英國首相布雷爾到布魯塞爾參加歐盟高峰會。
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Planet Pop
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Larry King dropped Michael Moore to interview Paris Hilton.
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Borat inspired Michael Moore to up the ante.
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'The style cannot compete with the idea'
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Ornette Coleman performs at the Skopje Jazz Festival in Skopje, Macedonia, last year. Coleman has been provoking controversy in the jazz world since the 1960s. His music is, if anything, more radical now.
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