FEMA apologizes for fake briefing on fires
|
|
Californians who have lost their homes to wildfires wait in a FEMA line for assistance at a disaster relief center in Fallbrook, California, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
|
Liouduei Games feature modern, traditional sports
|
|
A man wearing a costume that makes him look like he is being carried takes part in the opening ceremony of the 43rd Liouduei Games, arranged by Hakka communities in Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties, yesterday. The games end today.
PHOTO: CNA
|
Risky child stunts in China draw attention, criticism
|
|
Huang Yang, who goes by the nickname Yang Yang, a four-year-old Chinese boy, swims with a five-year-old beluga whale named Xiao Qiang at an aquarium in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Oct. 14.
PHOTO: AP
|
China commits US$14bn to clean up lake
|
|
A dead fish lies next to the blue-green algae bloom affecting Lake Tai in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on May 31.
PHOTO: AP
|
Did US overlook Syrian nukes?
|
|
This two-picture combo shows satellite images made available by Digital Globe of a suspected nuclear facility site in Syria before, left, and after an Israeli airstrike. The image on the left is from Aug. 5 and the image on the right is from Oct. 24.
PHOTO: AP
|
Astronauts add room to international space station
|
|
Backdropped by a blue-and-white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station during a rendezvous and docking operation on Thursday in this image provided by NASA. The Harmony node is visible in Discovery's cargo bay, while a Russian spacecraft docked to the station is visible at left.
PHOTO: AP
|
US-Iran tensions drive oil to new highs
|
|
Drivers wait to fill their trucks with gasoline in Jakarta on Friday. Crude oil rose past US$92 for the first time before settling at an all-time closing high of US$91.86 in New York on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
|
Sony and China Mobile set pace in Asian trading
|
|
A pedestrian is silhouetted in front of a stock indicator board in Tokyo on Friday. Japanese share prices closed up 1.36 percent as investors cheered upbeat corporate earnings from major companies such as Sony and Honda, dealers said. The NIKKEI-225 index gained 221.46 points to 16,505.63.
PHOTO: AFP
|
Apple's Leopard OS X update hits stores worldwide
|
|
People wait in the rain for the Apple Store at 59th Street in New York to open its doors ahead of the release of Apple's new OS X Leopard on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
|
Yahoo stock climbs ahead of Alibaba IPO
|
|
An Alibaba.com advertisement is displayed in a subway station in Hong Kong on Tuesday. China's biggest e-commerce firm, Alibaba.com Ltd, plans to start trading in Hong Kong on Nov. 6.
PHOTO: REUTERS
|
Planning a root canal? Watch the movie first
|
|
In these screen grabs from a video posted on YouTube, Jerry Gordon of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, performs and discusses a root canal. He hopes the 10-minute production will be seen by Bensalem residents who could become patients.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
|
Teachers left jobless as Nova folds
|
|
A pedestrian passes by a Nova language school in Tokyo on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
|
France's Hallab eases through, will face Russell
|
|
Mongolia's Byamba Tuvshinbat, right, lands a punch on Park Kwan-soo of South Korea in the Light Welterweight 64kg class at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago on Friday. Park won 13-9.
PHOTO: AP
|
Federer defeats Kiefer, to face Karlovic in semi-final
|
|
Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his quarter-final match against Russian Dmitry Tursunov at the St Petersburg Open ATP tournament in St Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.
PHOTO: EPA
|
Pollock pummels Pakistani bowlers
|
|
Pakistan's Kamran Akmal watches South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher dive for a catch during the one-day international match between Pakistan and South Africa in Multan, Pakistan, on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
|
Thousands brave rain to cheer 'Boks victory parade
|
|
Fans celebrate on Friday as the Springboks take part in a public parade in the streets of Pretoria, South Africa, to celebrate their Rugby World Cup victory in France.
PHOTO: AFP
|
2007 TAIWAN SERIES CPBL: Bears rip into Lions to level series 3-3
|
|
La New Bears pitcher Hsu Wen-hsiung closes the game in yesterday's match against the Uni-President Lions at the Chengching Lake stadium in Kaohsiung County.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
|
|
Injured Yu Chin-te of the La New Bears throws a ball for the crowd before yesterday's game at Chengching Lake stadium in Kaohsiung County.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
|
Davydenko fined for 'lack of best effort' against Cilic
|
|
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko reacts during his St Petersburg Open clash against Croatia's Marian Cilic in St Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
|
Young and rebellious at 40
|
|
Wu Mi-sen, right, said he and Amour-Legende's lead actor Yowusuke Kubozuka, left, both strive to reach total liberation of the mind in their movies.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SPOT
|
[BOOK REVIEW]: Channeling Irvine Welsh in Chungli
|
|
TEACHING INGHELISH IN TAIWAN
By David Barton
Bookman Books, Taiwan
Softcover: Taiwan
|
Sunday Science: Halloween Slime 週日科學: 萬聖節特製黏液
|
|
Halloween Slime
PHOTO: CATHERINE THOMAS, TAIPEI TIMES
|
Last chance
|
|
A bandmember salutes in front of a picture of police officer Daniel Faulkner, who was allegedly murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal.
|
|
Mumia Abu-Jamal leaves Philadelphia's City Hall after a 1995 hearing.
|
|
Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal rally on the 25th anniversary of the night he allegedly shot Daniel Faulkner.
|
Animamix: fusion art
|
|
Taiwanese artist Ma Chun-fu's Greatest Dog is representative of the youthful playfulness of animamix art.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF METAPHYSICAL ART GALLERY
|
|
Ya Na's Gourmand employs Asian motifs.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF METAPHYSICAL ART GALLERY
|
|
Above and right: Two details from Jimmy Liao's Perfect Children, a large panel composed of 72 images that shows the different emotional states of a young girl.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF METAPHYSICAL ART GALLERY
|
|
Above and right: Two details from Jimmy Liao's Perfect Children, a large panel composed of 72 images that shows the different emotional states of a young girl.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF METAPHYSICAL ART GALLERY
|
[BOOK REVIEW] Memoirs of a ghost, by a ghost
|
|
THE GHOST: A NOVEL
By Robert Harris
355 pages
Simon & Schuster
Hardcover: UK
|
