Thai plane crash leaves 87 dead
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A One-Two-Go airline aircraft lies in two pieces and in flames after it crashed on landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand yesterday.
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Protesters march on Capitol Hill against war in Iraq
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An anti-war protester is apprehended by Capitol police officers in front of Capitol Hill on Saturday in Washington. Anti-war protesters first gathered for a rally near the White House and then marched to the Capitol.
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FEATURE: MND continues series of `open' military exercises
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The Tsoying destroyer points its 5-inch gun seawards during a live-fire exercise at sea on Wednesday.
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INTERVIEW: Su Beng believes sovereignty will come, but not yet
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Well known independence activist Su Beng speaks at a rally organized by the Taiwan Association of University Professors at the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall in Taipei on July 15 to demand that the statue of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek be removed from the hall.
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Fukuda seeks warmer Asian ties
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Former Japanese foreign minister Taro Aso, left, and former chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda, right, meet the public in Tokyo yesterday. Fukuda, a 71-year-old elder of the ruling Liberal Democrat Party, is favored to beat Aso to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Pakistanis chase officials from cleric's funeral
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Thousands of supporters of slain pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Hassan Jan carry his coffin during a funeral at Qayoom stadium in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday.
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Beijing trying to reshape views of its role in Darfur
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People's Liberation Army soldiers destined for Darfur practice defense maneuvers at their base in Henan Province, China, on Saturday.
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Protesters demand German troops out of Afghanistan
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Protestors dressed like mock soldiers demonstrate against the German government's Afghanistan policy on Saturday in Berlin, Germany. About five thousand people attended the protest.
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Greenland is now fit for broccoli growers
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Bank tries to reassure customers
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A police officer addresses a line of Northern Rock customers outside a branch in Sheffield, England, on Saturday. Hundreds of customers lined up outside branches of the British mortgage bank for a second day on Saturday to withdraw their savings.
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Pork consumption poised to surge
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Visitors look at a pig weighing more than 400kg on display at an agricultural expo in Shenyang, China, on Friday. Chinese Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said on Saturday that pork prices have been declining since last month, as the supply of live pigs was on the rise, following an outbreak of deadly pig disease that has spread through much of the country and sent pork prices skyrocketing.
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Cost of going green felt by Japanese consumers
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A Japanese consumer looks at products in a Tokyo supermarket on Sept. 9.
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Competition for moon cake sales intensifies
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A woman holds up a moon cake last week. The slow economy has led to intense competition in the market for moon cakes which are traditionally eaten on Mid-Autumn Festival. This year's festival falls on Sep. 25.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIME
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Woods shoots 64 to maintain three-stroke PGA lead
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Tiger Woods chips on the 14th hole during the third round of the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia. Woods fired a six-under 64 to maintain a three-stroke lead.
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Spain defeats Greece to reach European final
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Spain's Pau Gasol dunks against Greece during their semi-final at the European Basketball Championship in Madrid on Saturday. Spain won 82-77.
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Johnson leads Trojans over Cornhuskers
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USC quarterback John David Booty rolls out of the pocket against Nebraska on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. USC won 49-31.
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Kiwis defeat India by 10 runs
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Bayern rally for a draw to stay atop Bundesliga
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Real Madrid win to remain at top
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Australia silence Wales fans in Cardiff
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Australia's Matt Giteau dives over to score the opening try during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.
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Georgia's Giorgi Shkinin scores a try against Ireland during their Pool D Rugby World Cup match in Bordeaux, France, on Saturday.
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An Australia fan smiles during his team's match against Wales at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.
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Hosts fear early exit after Brazil whitewash
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Brazil's Marta celebrates her goal against China in their Group D match at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Wuhan, China, on Saturday.
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Supersub Lisa De Vanna salvages a draw for Matildas
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Australia's Lisa de Vanna, hands raised, celebrates with teammates after scoring the equalizer against Norway in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
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No more grumpy photos 你不笑 我不照- 「笑容偵測」相機上市
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Sony employee Ryoko Takagi displays the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 in Tokyo on Sep. 5, 2007.Photo: AFP
今年九月五日，新力索尼發言人高木涼子(音譯)在東京展示新力最新款相機 Cyber-shot DSC-T200。照片:法新社
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The gangsta vs the nerd
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Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, left, is sticking with his old tricks.
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Kanye West has once again reinvented his sound.
Photo: NY Times News Service
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Kanye West, left, and 50 Cent face off behind a screen at a taping of the BET Channel's show 106th and Park in New York last Tuesday, the day both men released their respective new albums.
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Planet POP
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Helena Christensen allegedly plays a wicked game with real estate.
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Tom Cruise has ways of making Berlin change its mind.
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Fred Durst is not contesting charges that he attacked two people with his car.
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Unusual portraits from the turn of the 20th century 不像的肖像畫
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Malcolm Warner stands in front of Egon Schiele's "Edith Schiele, Standing" at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, US, Aug. 22, 2007.Photo: AP
在美國沃斯堡金貝爾美術館，馬康.華納站在席勒的《站立的伊蒂絲.席勒女士》話錢，攝於今年八月二十二日。照片:美聯社
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World News Quick Take
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