Chen shrugs off communique snub
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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plays the guitar he is giving President Chen Shui-bian as a gift, at the country club Bosques de Zambrano, 40 km north of the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on Thursday.
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President Chen Shui-bian dances with a group of Honduran entertainers on Thursday.
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China Airlines denies ignoring warning signal
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Chi-fang points yesterday to a photo of the China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner that burst into flames in Naha, Okinawa, on Monday. He said the airline should change its name so that passengers would not think it was a Chinese company.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Press walks out on summit
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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Diane Lee, left, and Hsu Shao-ping yesterday display a cartoon published in a Honduran newspaper criticizing President Chen Shui-bian for engaging in ''dollar diplomacy.''
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Faculty arrested in Bangladesh
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Members of the Bangladeshi Rifles patrol the streets of Dhaka with trucks as a curfew was lifted for three hours on Thursday afternoon. Bangladesh's military-backed government declared a national holiday and briefly lifted an indefinite curfew in a bid to cool tensions after three days of rioting. Police vans patrolled Dhaka -- one of six cities under curfew -- using loudspeakers to urge people to return home after a three-hour respite.
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Midwestern flood waters recede, more storms due
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John Langenderfer, right, and his father, Dave, discuss their options for pumping water from John's house on Thursday as flood waters from the Blanchard River started to recede after heavy rains caused flooding in Findlay, Ohio.
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China weathers the global storm
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Padres outlast Mets to win wild game
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The San Diego Padres' Adrian Gonzalez, right, follows through on a home run in the 10th inning as New York Mets catcher Sandy Alomar Jr looks on at Shea Stadium in New York on Thursday. The Padres won 9-8.
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Federer, Nadal headed for another showdown
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Tennis star Maria Sharapova poses in a Nike tennis dress on a rooftop at Rockefeller Center in New York on Wednesday. She plans to wear the dress for her first-round evening match as she defends her title at the US Open.
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Real Madrid complete Robben, Heinze signings
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Argentine player Gabriel Heinze, left, and Dutch player Arjen Robben pose for photographers during their official presentation as new Real Madrid players at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Thursday.
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England's Vaughan wants another go at one day game
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England captain Michael Vaughan glances up at the rain clouds during the fourth day of the third Test against India at the Oval cricket ground in London on Aug. 12.
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Pedal power to the people
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With great views, clean air and health benefits too, it's no wonder cycling tours are becoming more popular.
PHOTOS: TAIPEI TIMES AND COURTESY OF ODO BIKE CLUB
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Globe trotting -- Nigeria 世界走透透: 奈及利亞
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A man displays dyed clothing at the Kofar Mata dyeing pits in Kano, Nigeria, April 19, 2007. 一名男子於四月十九日，在奈及利亞Kofar Mata染坊展示染印服飾。
PHOTO: AFP
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Nigerian folk dancers perform in Chengdu, China, May 23, 2007. 奈及利亞民族舞蹈團於五月二十三日在中國成都市演出。
PHOTO: AFP
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