Iraqis mark anniversary of Saddam's execution
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Pictures of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein hang outside a shop in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. Saddam loyalists gathered at the ousted dictator's graveside yesterday to mark the first anniversary of his execution.
PHOTO: AFP
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Skies light up as New Year begins
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Revelers surround the stage during New Year's Eve celebrations organized by the Taipei City Government in Taipei last night.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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MOE head says people will judge hall change
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Two people walk past signs promoting exhibitions at the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday. The second floor of the hall will be open to the public today from noon. At the same time, the first floor will feature exhibitions on human rights in Taiwan and the 20 years since the end of martial law.
PHOTO: CNA
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Coalition pushes for transparency
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FEATURE: Media experts recall era of newspaper restrictions
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Former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Lin I-hsiung, left, is pictured on his release from prison in 1985. The reporting of the murder of Lin's mother and twin daughters in 1980 was symptomatic of the problems associated with news coverage during the ban on new newspapers that ran for 37 years beginning in 1951, experts said yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, LIBERTY TIMES
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North Korea set to miss deadline
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Visitors view models of North and South Korean missiles at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bhutanese vote in historic polls
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A woman displays her voter identity card as she waits in line to vote in Jaigaon, Bhutan, yesterday.
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Kenya's Kibaki sworn in amid violence
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Kenyans wave panga (a broad blade machete) as they demonstrate after fresh violence linked to the disputed presidential poll erupted on Sunday at the Kibera slum.
PHOTO: AFP
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Three cures for three crises
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S Korea grants former Daewoo chief amnesty
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Former Daewoo Group chairman Kim Woo-choong, center, is escorted by investigation officers as he is transferred to a detention house from the prosecutor's office in Seoul in June 2005. Kim was pardoned yesterday under an amnesty.
PHOTO: AFP
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SBL: Dinos edge Dacin, stay unbeaten
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Yao Chun-chieh of the Dacin Tigers, center, tries to defend as Chen Chih-chung of the Yulon Dinos, right, attempts a lay-up during their SBL game at the National Taiwan College of Physical Education in Taichung on Sunday.
PHOTO: CHAN CHAO-YANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Motherwell's matches postponed
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Motherwell fans look at tributes left outside Fir Park stadium in Motherwell, Scotland, on Sunday following the death of club captain Phil O'Donnell.
PHOTO: AP
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Trail Blazers notch 13th-straight win
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Entertainers, Mark Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg watch the Boston Celtics play the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 110-91
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Morgenstern gets first win in Four Hills tournament
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Ski jumper Anders Bardal covers his face with his gloved hands reading "Excuse us while we kiss the sky" at the Schattenberg ski jump in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday.
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Washington Redskins qualify for postseason
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Chicago Bears running back Adrian Peterson, top, bowls over New Orleans Saints cornerback Jason Craft during their NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday.
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Benitez not giving up on the title
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Manchester City's Richard Dunne, front left, clears the ball off the line after Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, rear right, had a header saved by City goalkeeper Joe Hart during their English Premier League match at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, on Sunday.
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Rams remain eight points adrift after Blackburn loss
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Roque Santa Cruz of Blackburn Rovers, second left, beats the Derby County defense to score a goal that was disallowed during their English Premier League match at Pride Park in Derby, England, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Williams shrugs off jet lag to lead US to Cup victory
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Serena Williams of the US plays a return during her women's singles match against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Kyouga Shinnen! 恭賀新喜！
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An Asakusa shopping street crowded with year-end shoppers preparing to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Rat in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2007.
去年十二月二十六日，東京淺草購物大街上擠滿了年底為即將來臨的鼠年採購的人潮。 照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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Patient, prepare thyself
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Happy New Year! 新年快樂！
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Fireworks light up the sky over St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle to celebrate the New Year in the Czech Republic, Jan. 1, 2007.
二００七年元旦，捷克布拉格城堡區的聖維塔大教堂上空施放煙火歡慶新年。 照片：美聯社
PHOTO: AP
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[TECHNOLOGY]
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Disney's Club Penguin is a virtual world for kids.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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