Japanese singer in hot water over pubic appearance
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Kazunobu Mineta, singer of the band Ging Nang Boyz, performs at the three-day Formoz Festival 2007 in Taipei on Saturday. Stripping off his shorts for just a few minutes landed Mineta an interview with police, who charged him with violating public decency.
PHOTO: CNA
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Monuments unveiled to celebrate feminist sites
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Vice President Annette Lu, second right, unveils a bronze plaque near the site of Pioneer Publishing House in Taipei yesterday. Lu was part of a group of feminists who founded the publishing house, which specializes in feminist books, in 1976.
PHOTO: CNA
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Chen confident of Hsieh's innocence
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh speaks before 3,000 supporters at the founding of an overseas campaign office in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday.
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FEATURE: Japan readies launch of green railway service
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Guest passengers look for their seats on East Japan Railway's hybrid train as it sets out for a test run on Friday at Obuchizawa station, Japan. Following its runaway success with hybrid cars, Japan is bringing the world hybrid trains. Regular passenger runs are set to begin tomorrow on a short mountain route.
PHOTO: AP
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Lebanese forces storm militant hideout, killing eight
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An image grab taken from Hezbollah-run Manar TV shows Hezbollah leader Shiek Hassan Nasrallah delivering a speech by broadcast to a rally in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Saturday. Nasrallah said last summer's war in south Lebanon left the US vision of a ``new Middle East'' in shambles, and Hezbollah was ready to strike Israel at any time.
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Nuclear waste: a necessary risk
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Status, cash driving luxury apartments
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Buildings off Jianguo S Road and adjacent to the Da-an Forest Park in Taipei's Da-an District offer residents easy access to lush parkland.
PHOTO: LIN MEI-FEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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A model for a proposed apartment complex with this view of the park is shown at a China Medal Products Group display center in this undated photo.
PHOTO: LIN MEI-FEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Cuba dominates Pan Am athletics
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Brazil's Sandro Viana, right, crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday. Darvis Patton of the US, left, placed third, while Canada's Brian Barnett placed second.
PHOTO: AP
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Singh seizes lead in Canadian Open
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Vijay Singh hits an approach shot on the 18th hole during the third round at the Canadian Open on Saturday in Markham, Ontario. Singh led after the round.
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Bonds held hitless as San Francisco wins
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds strikes out against Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday. Bonds is only one home run away from tying Hank Aaron's career home run record of 755.
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Forest beats Baldomir to win IBC title
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Vernon Forrest, left, connects with a left to the head of Carlos Baldomir during their fight for the WBC super welterweight title in Tacoma, Washington, on Saturday. Forrest won the 12-round bout by unanimous decision.
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Dancevic topples Andy Roddick in Indiana tourney
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Frank Dancevic of Canada returns a shot to Andy Roddick of the US during the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on Saturday at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dancevic toppled No. 1 seed Roddick 6-4, 7-6 (7/1).
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Mirza reaches WTA final by beating Sybille Bammer
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Sania Mirza of India returns a shot against Sybille Bammer of Austria during the women's singles semi-finals at the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament at Stanford University on Saturday in Stanford, California. Mirza defeated Bammer 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
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Carlos Moya, Andrei Pavel advance to Croatia Open final
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Spain's Carlos Moya returns a forehand to Argentina's Gullermo Canas during their semi-final match at the Croatian ATP Open in Umag, Croatia, on Saturday. Moya won 6-3, 6-2.
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Munich triumph in League Cup
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Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn raises the trophy after his team won the German League Cup by defeating FC Schalke 04 in Leipzig, Germany, on Saturday. Munich won 1-0.
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Many potential hosts for 2018 World Cup, Blatter says
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FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter, right, waves as Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam looks on as they watch the third-place play-off match in the Asian Football Cup tournament in Palembang, Indonesia, on Saturday.
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Stunning Iraq win Asian Cup
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Iraq's Bassim Abbas, front, and Saudi Arabia's Taiseer al-Jassam compete for the ball during the final match of the Asian Football Cup at the Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Taichung teams clean up in Taiwan Summer Cup
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Tubbies Juice players celebrate with the trophy yesterday after winning the final of the Taiwan Summer Cup soccer tournament.
PHOTO: DAVE CARROLL, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tour de France will be remembered for scandal
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Alberto Contador of the Discovery Channel team rides during the 19th stage of the Tour de France between Cognac and Angouleme in France on Saturday.
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Crikey! Wildlife reserve named for Crocodile Hunter 哇！野生保護區以「鱷魚先生」命名
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Steve Irwin is seen with his wife, Terri, at Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia, undated. 史帝夫厄文和妻子泰莉於昆士蘭州澳洲動物園。
Photo: AP
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A Teen pop label grows up
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Barry Weiss, the president of the Zomba Label Group in his office in Manhattan.
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'N Sync at Madison Square Garden in 2000 during its No Strings Attached tour. For Zomba, the glory days are back.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Planet Pop
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Britney Spears' fall from grace gathered pace last week.
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