Author sets Guinness record for eye-dictation novels
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Chen Hong communicates at a Taipei hospital on Saturday by selecting phonetic symbols from a board through blinking.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Trade Center set to host Game Show
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A girl plays an interactive game at the Taipei Game Show on Feb. 8 last year. This year's show will open at the Taipei World Trade Center on Thursday and run through next Monday.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Tang-tang leaves Taipei hospital to start his 'new life'
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Tang-tang and his mother wait for a cake to be cut at a ceremony on Wednesday celebrating his leaving Taipei Veterans General Hospital following a successful heart transplant operation.
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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FEATURE: Timorese teens work the streets as violence rises
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Young East Timorese street vendors wait for customers in Dili last Monday. Most child street vendors work the streets daily selling snacks, soft drinks, cigarettes and sweets with a profit of about US$10 to US$15 a day.
PHOTO: AFP
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Castro on ballot in Cuban parliamentary elections
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A man washes a floor on Saturday in a building to be used as a polling station in yesterday's elections in Havana, Cuba.
PHOTO: AFP
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Winter puts pressure on al-Maliki
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures during an interview in Baghdad, on March 3 last year.
PHOTO: AP
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DNA proposal raises a lot of questions
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Internet 'celebrities' honored during first 'Crunchies' awards ceremony
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Digg founder Kevin Rose poses backstage at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco holding the Crunchies Award that his news Web site received on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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FEATURE: Plastic food market carves out a niche
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Plastic food platter models are seen in a display room at Taiwan Saikyo International Co on Friday. Plastic food has become a key part of the restaurant decor because it can ''look so authentic it rouses the appetite,'' restaurant owners say.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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A plastic cake model is seen at Taiwan Saikyo International Co on Friday.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chagaev retains heavyweight title
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Ruslan Chagaev, right, and Matt Skelton go head to head during their WBA world heavyweight clash in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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NBA: Knicks give Heat to 13th straight loss
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Alexander Johnson, center, of the Miami Heat dunks against the New York Knicks on Saturday at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
PHOTO: AFP
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Yao Ming, center, of the Houston Rockets shoots the ball over Tim Duncan, right, of the San Antonio Spurs at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Penn wins bloody Ultimate Fighting lightweight belt
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BJ Penn of Hawaii, top, pounds his way to victory over a bloodied Joe Stevenson of Nevada during their Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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SBL: Chang scores career high as Bankers beat Leopards
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Chang Bo-sheng of Bank of Taiwan claps his hands during a match with the Taiwan Mobile Leopards at the Taipei County Sports Complex on Saturday evening. Chang scored 38 points on the night, including 10 three-pointers, to lead Bank of Taiwan to a 78-69 victory.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Henin brings Hsieh back down to earth
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Hsieh Su-wei plays a backhand return during her match against Justine Henin at the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. Henin won 6-2, 6-2.
PHOTO: AP
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Dog jumps into tiger pit at Memphis Zoo 狗闖虎籠驚魂記
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A black Labrador Retriever jumps to catch a frisbee in Stamford, Connecticut, US, Aug. 31, 2004.
二ＯＯ四年八月三十一日在美國康州史丹佛市，一隻黑色的拉布拉多犬跳起來接飛盤。
照片︰美聯社
PHOTO: AP
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[PLANET POP]
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Lindsay Lohan may pick up some acting tips at the morgue.
PHOTO: AP
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Eddie Murphy didn't let the grass grow under his feet.
PHOTO: AP
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Is Britney Spears really the new Princess Diana?
PHOTO: AP
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The Dutch diva returns
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Laura Fygi's sultry voice is music to Taiwanese ears.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DA DA ARTS
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Dengue Fever: the most infectious band
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PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN ESTRADA
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Dengue Fever is starting to make its mark far from its hometown.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN ESTRADA
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Salad dodgers fight slummy mummies for Aussie word honor 澳洲字典票選年度生字
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A potential yummy mummy watches the Fashion in the Field parade at the Melbourne Cup in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 6, 2007.
去年十一月六日，一位美艷辣媽在澳洲墨爾本的墨爾本盃種馬賽上觀賞「Fashion in the Field」遊行。 照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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