Taiwan wins twice in Italy
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Taiwanese director Ang Lee holds up the Golden Lion Award he received for his movie Lust, Caution at the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Saturday.
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China setting new barriers to Olympic torch relay: officials
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Chao Tien-lin, spokesperson for Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, points to a Taiwan flag yesterday. Chao said that Taiwanese should welcome the Olympic torch by waving the nation's flag if the relay passes through Taiwan.
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Rules on foreign spouses must change, groups say
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Accompanied by their Taiwanese spouses and children, foreign women carry placards during a gathering outside the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
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Support for Howard falls as talks end
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Police officers arrest a protester following a rally against US President George W. Bush, the Iraq war and the APEC summit in Sydney on Saturday. Leaders gathered in Sydney under the tightest security cloak in Australian history.
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Challenges lie ahead for Japan's Abe
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens to reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Sydey, Australia, yesterday afternoon after attending the APEC summit.
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Vietnam hopes to list World Heritage site
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A terracotta dragon head is shown on Aug. 31. The figure is from Vietnam's 11th century Ly period and was found in the ruins of an ancient citadel in central Hanoi. Vietnam plans to preserve the ruins with help from Japan and UNESCO.
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Algerian minister warns terrorist group
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Soldiers stand in the rubble of the coast guard barracks on Saturday following a booby-trapped car explosion in Dellys, Algeria.
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Violence-torn Guatemala goes to the polls
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A woman laughs during a break from sowing carrots in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, on Saturday, the day before presidential elections.
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Young Dutch woman willingly joined FARC rebels
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An undated video grab made available yesterday shows Dutch citizen Tanja Nijmeijer, 29, allegedly a member of the Marxist guerilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia since 2002. The existence of Nijmeijer was made public after excerpts of her diary were published by the Colombian daily El Tiempo.
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Book exposes harsh reality of Nevada prostitution
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Mattel's reputation under fire
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Mattel chief executive Robert Eckert is shown in an undated photograph taken last month. Eckert, the man credited with the company's turnaround, is on the defensive, forced to explain to the US Congress how some of his decisions resulted in the recall of millions of Chinese-made, lead-tainted toys not long before the holiday shopping season begins.
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Henin over the moon with win
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Justine Henin kisses the trophy after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the women's US Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday.
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Whales hang on to beat Elephants
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President Lions players warm up before their game against the Sinon Bulls in Tianmu on Saturday.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Italian prospects look bleak after draw
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England's Micah Richards, fourth left, jumps to head a goal against Israel during their Euro 2008 Group E qualifying match at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
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Filippo Inzaghi, left, of Italy shoots against France during their Euro 2008 Group B qualifying match in the San Siro-Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, on Saturday.
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England clinch series with comfortable win
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England cricketer Kevin Pietersen celebrates his team winning the seventh and last one day international against India at Lord's in London on Saturday.
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Australia romp to massive win
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Australia's George Smith dives over for a try in the tackle of Japanese player Yasunori Watanabe at the Stade Gerland stadium in Lyon, France, on Saturday.
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England fail to convince against inspired Eagles
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England's Jason Robinson, right, is tackled by Paul Emerick of the US at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, France, on Saturday.
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France may have lost, but in Chabal they have hope
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France lock Sebastien Chabal runs with the ball during the Rugby World Cup opening match against Argentina at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis outside Paris on Friday. France lost to Argentina, but the French public have not lost faith in Chabal.
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Huge sand castle built for charity 慈善大沙堡
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Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his sand castle in Casco, US, Sep. 1, 2007. PHOTO: AP
艾德.傑瑞特九月一日在美國凱斯科完成沙堡作品後累到癱在一旁。 照片:美聯社
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Woman gives birth to her second set of triplets 美國婦女二度產三胞胎
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Victoria Lasita kisses one of her children at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, US, Aug. 30, 2007. Photo: AP
今年八月三十日，美國辛辛那堤市慈善撒馬利亞醫院，維多利亞.拉西達親吻其中一名她剛產下的三胞胎。 照片:美聯社
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Political cinema prevails at Venice
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Taiwanese director Lin Jing-jie, left, actress Guey Lun-mei, center, and actor Chia Hsiao-kuo at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The three returned to Taiwan yesterday after winning the International Critics' Week Award for their movie The Most Distant Course.
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Chinese actors Lau Ching Wan, right, Kelly Lin, second from right, and Andy On, left, pose with film directors Johnnie To, center, and Wai Ka Fai, second from left, during the presentation of Shentan (Mad Detective).
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Brad Pitt skipped the Venice film festival but still won the award for best actor.
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Italian movie director Bernardo Bertolucci was awarded with the special Golden Lion for career achievement.
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