Germany says it foiled `massive' terrorist attack
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An unidentified man, first left, believed to be a terror suspect, is led away at the German Federal Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, yesterday.
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Eel farmers threaten to sue paper
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Chi-fang, right, is joined by Fisheries Administration Deputy Director Chen Tien-shou, second right, and eel breeders from Chiayi yesterday as he said that no banned additives had been found in Taiwanese eels.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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India marks 10th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death
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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity and other devotees pray to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death in Calcutta, India, yesterday. Mother Teresa, who died on Sept. 5, 1997, at the age of 87, was popularly known as the ''Saint of the Gutter'' for her dedication to poor, homeless and diseased people.
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Twin hurricanes nail Americas
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Lightning strikes in San Salvador, El Salvador, during a thunderstorm on Tuesday as Hurricane Felix approached. Central American authorities evacuated thousands of residents and tourists from the Caribbean coasts as the massive hurricane rekindled bitter memories of Hurricane Mitch, which killed 11,000 people and displaced 2.5 million in the region -- mostly in Honduras -- in 1998.
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Social immobility and poverty in the modern US
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Mattel recalls more Chinese-made toys
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Customers look at Fisher-Price toys in a department store in Beijing on Aug. 22. US toy giant Mattel announced its third recall of Chinese-made toys on Tuesday, including some from its Fisher-Price brand.
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Fed urges mortgage holders to work with borrowers
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Eileen Griffin stands outside her house in Cheshire, Connecticut, on Aug. 24. She is trying to sell her house, but like many other sellers, she is having trouble finding a buyer because of turmoil in the mortgage market.
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HTC, Qualcomm forge closer ties
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High Tech Computer Corp chief executive officer Peter Chou, right, and his Qualcomm Inc counterpart Paul Jacobs pose with logos at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. HTC is set to launch more than 10 smartphone handsets using wireless chips from Qualcomm by the end of this year.
PHOTO: SAM YEH, AFP
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Arizona hammer Chris Young to close in on Padres
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Director Spike Lee, left, his son Jackson, second left, and Brad Pitt, right, with his son Maddox watch the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 12-3 at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday night.
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Taiwan Beer quit Straits Cup after violent incident
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Taiwan Beer's Wu Tai-hao receives medical attention for his broken nose after being elbowed by Jiangang defender Meng Da during a Straits Cup basketball game in Miaoli on Monday.
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Fan favorites knocked out at US Open
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Bethanie Mattek of the US, wearing an unusual leopard-style outfit, takes part in her women's doubles quarter-finals match on day nine of the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City on Tuesday.
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Music: Rock 'n' roll seriously damages your health
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Members of the spoof British band Spinal Tap, created for Rob Reiner's cult hit rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. Former members died from inhaling someone else's vomit, a bizarre gardening accident and on-stage spontaneous combustion.
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Amy Winehouse is taking a path well trodden in rock history.
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Japan Fashion Week tests the boundaries
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Models display creations from Gut's Dynamite Cabarets 2008 Spring and Summer collection at Japan Fashion Week.
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Models display designs from matohu at Japan Fashion Week.
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Taiwanese artists find a new voice
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Chen Hui-chiao's Here and Now - Bubbles of Perception - In the End Is the Beginning.
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Being John Cusack
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Video games reviews
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Sim City DSElectronic ArtsNintendo DS
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword2K GamesPC
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All-Pro Football 2K82K SportsXbox 360
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MADDEN 08Electronic ArtsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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