Ma and Hsieh in cross-strait flight dogfight
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh points to a list of questions for Chinese Nationalist Party candidate Ma Ying-jeou at a press conference yesterday in Taipei, where Hsieh raised doubts about Ma's economic policy suggestions.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Malaysian pilgrims gather for Thaipusam
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A devotee carries miniature jars of milk on his back with hooks during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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Afghan sentenced to death over `anti-Islamic' paper
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A man sells newspapers at a roadside stall in Kabul yesterday. A court in devoutly Islamic Afghanistan has sentenced a local journalist to death for blasphemy, an official and family members said.
PHOTO: AFP
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Annan's arrival fails to halt Kenya's bloodshed
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Kenyans displaced by post-election violence wait in line for food at Jumhuri park in Nairobi on Tuesday. More than 700 have been killed and 260,000 displaced by the clashes.
PHOTO: AFP
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Abu Dhabi builds sustainable city
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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US emergency interest cut could be too little, too late
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An electronic sign shows the decline in the value of NASDAQ stock before the market opened on Tuesday, in New York.
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Apple earnings surpass forecasts, shares down
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Customers look at an iPod display on Tuesday in San Francisco, California.
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Pharaohs dominate Lions 4-2
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Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o reacts during their Africa Cup of Nations Group C soccer match against Egypt in Kumasi, Ghana, on Tuesday. Egypt won 4-2.
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Zambia's Ian Bakala, left, competes for the ball with Sudan's Ahmed Mohamed Mugahid during their Africa Cup of Nations soccer match in Kumasi, Ghana, on Tuesday. Zambia won 3-0.
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Alonso endures disappointing test in Valencia, Spain
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Spanish two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso of Renault walks back to the team garage after his car stopped during a test session in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday.
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Federer overcomes Blake in three sets
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Spanish tennis player David Ferrer throws his racquet during his men's singles match against Serbian opponent Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-3, 7-5.
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Spurs rout Gunners, make final
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Tottenham Hotspur players celebrate after beating Arsenal in London on Tuesday.
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German gas station sells gas at giveaway prices - by mistake 我敢發誓我最便宜
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A man fills up his van at a gas station in Los Angeles on April 9, 2007.
二ＯＯ七年四月九日，一名男子在洛杉磯一處加油站為他的箱型車加油。 照片︰美聯社
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John Sayles juggles his hats
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US scriptwriter and director John Sayles received a San Sebastian Cinema International Festival Best Script award for his film, Honeydripper.
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[ART JOURNAL]: The real Matisse
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Henri Matisse's Dance.As part of a rivalry between him and Pablo Picasso, who painted Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,left.
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New Year's Eve dinner: easy as pie
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Two of the "five star" Lunar New Year set menus that are available through 7-Eleven convenience stores.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESIDENT CONVENIENCE STORES
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PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESIDENT CONVENIENCE STORES
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Fashion maven bows out
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PHOTO: AP
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Valentino said goodbye to the fashion industry yesterday with his final runway show, Swan Song.
PHOTOS AFP
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