Woman takes over after Japan's defense minister quits
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Former Japanese national security adviser Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference in Tokyo last October. Koike was named Japan's defense chief after former defense minister Fumio Kyuma resigned over remarks seen as justifying the US atomic bombings of Japan.
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Workers oppose music center plan
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Representatives of more than 100 shipping businesses and unions stage a protest yesterday against the Kaohsiung City Government's plan to build a pop music center at piers 16 and 17 on Kaohsiung Harbor.
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Ma verdict expected next month: judge
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Hsu Shao-ping, left, and Lin De-fu, right, hold a press conference yesterday to urge investigators to subpoena Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh in connection with alleged abuse of the special mayoral allowance fund when he was Kaohsiung mayor.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen comment raises eyebrows
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President Chen Shui-bian, left, confers the Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on former representative to the US David Lee, center, for his contributions to the country, in the Presidential Office yesterday. Lee is now the representative to Canada.
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Bush praise for Putin puzzles Russia experts
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US President George W. Bush, right, looks on while Russian President Vladimir Putin holds up his catch during a fishing trip off Kennebunkport, Maine, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP/RIA NOVOSTI, PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
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Bill stumps for his Hillary
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Former US president Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, campaign in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. It was the first time the couple had hit the campaign trail together for the senator's presidential bid.
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Why Mika Brzezinski said `no' to Paris Hilton
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Asia to see greatest growth in air travel: Boeing
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A Boeing Commercial Airplane model is seen on Monday in Singapore. Boeing forecasts that airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will see air traffic grow at 6.3 percent annually over the next 20 years.
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Clemens picks up landmark 350th win
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' James Loney, right, is tagged out at home by Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann while Loney was trying to score from second base on a single by Rafael Furcal in the seventh inning in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Mixed martial arts battles with doping issue
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Kimbo Slice, top, works out with Bas Rutten, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion, at his Elite Mixed Media gym in Thousand Oaks, California, last month. Slice defeated former heavyweight boxing champ Ray Mercer in his mixed martial arts debut on June 23.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Iverson calls club brawl lawsuit a get rich quick scheme
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Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson leaves the US District Court in Washington on Monday.
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Taiwan lose their first game of the Jones Cup
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Yang Cheh-yi makes a layup during Taiwan's 69-85 loss to Iran at Hsinchuag Stadium in Taipei County.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Sri Lanka dominate 2nd Test
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Pakistani cricket fans shelter from heavy rain before the start of the ``Friendship Cup'' international cricket match between India and Pakistan at Citylets Titwood ground in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday.
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Sri Lanka bowler Lasith Malinga, center, celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful on the first day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday.
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Man's wallet is found, 43 years after it went missing 遺失四十三載 皮夾物歸原主
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Epigmenio Sanchez looks through his long-lost wallet while his wife Tillie looks on at their residence in Brawley, California, USA, June 18, 2007. 六月十八日，艾皮戈曼尼歐．桑雀茲在美國加州布洛利市的家中翻看遺失已久的皮夾，老婆泰利則在一旁看著。
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To the manor born: Ireland's first boutique country house hotel
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Ireland's first boutique country house hotel
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF BELLINTER HOUSE
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Berllinter House
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Budget airline travel expands throughout Southeast Asia
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A ground staff member prepares a Jetstar passenger aircraft for departure at Sydney airport.
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Go for Russia, not China or India, wine experts say 酒入新興市場 俄羅斯為首選
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A woman carries a vacuum cleaner during the final preparation for the world's biggest wine fair, Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France, June 16, 2007. 六月十六日，一名女子提著吸塵器為迎接法國波爾多「國際葡萄酒暨烈酒展覽會」做最後準備。「國際葡萄酒暨烈酒展覽會」是全球最大的酒展。
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Riquelme fires Argentina into quarter-finals
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Argentina midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme celebrates his second goal against Colombia in the Pachencho Romero stadium in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Monday.
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Derrick Atkins records surprise win in Athens 100m
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Derrick Atkins competes during the 100m event at the IAAF Athens Grand Prix in the Athens Olympic Stadium on Monday.
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Tricolores appoint Raphael Ibanez as World Cup captain
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Raphael Ibanez trains in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 30.
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