Kosovo declares independence
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An ethnic Albanian gestures as he celebrates in the center of Pristina on Saturday, a day before Kosovo was expected to declare independence. EU nations agreed on Saturday to send a 1,800-strong mission to Kosovo to help the fledgling state build its police force and judiciary.
PHOTO: AP
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Pakistani security forces on high alert
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A Pakistani soldier patrols the streets of Lahore yesterday. Voters will go to the polls in parliamentary elections today in Pakistan.
PHOTO: AP
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Police break up bike theft ring
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A police officer at Dazhi police station in Taipei arranges stolen bicycles that were found when police broke up a ring of bicycle thieves yesterday. In total, police found 212 stolen bicycles.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Troupe sends gift to young patient
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Nine-year-old Trisha Stanford from from Utah, plays with a puppet on Friday given to her by the Taiyuan Puppet Theater Company.
PHOTO: CNA
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China's Olympic woes just beginning
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A vendor sells model Olympic mascots on a street in Beijing on Friday. China's public relations woes over the Olympics are just beginning, activists have warned, with the international leg of the torch relay in April set to be a target for protests over the many complaints about the Chinese government.
PHOTO: AFP
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Malaysian opposition hoping for gains
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to journalists at the People's Justice Party office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. As Malaysia heads for elections on March 8, the opposition is hoping to make unprecedented gains against the ruling coalition.
PHOTO: AFP
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Bush pays state visit to Tanzania
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Members of the crowd dressed in clothing picturing US President George W. Bush await his arrival at the State House in Dar se Salaam, Tanzania, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chelsea takes on role in Clinton camp
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Chelsea Clinton, center, waves to onlookers while riding aboard a street trolley with other supporters of her mother, Senator Hillary Clinton, on Saturday in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Future of missile defense may hinge on satellite
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Disney builds new home
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The original Disneyland attraction ''House of the Future,'' opened in 1957, is pictured in California in this undated photo.
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ANALYSIS: China analysts say weather will fuel inflation
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Workers attempt to thaw a water supply pipe in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan Province, on Saturday. China's worst winter weather in half a century will fuel inflation and investment problems in the country's economy, analysts say.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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'Superman' wins dunk contest
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Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic completes a dunk in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at the New Orleans Arena in Louisiana on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Valuev defeats Liakhovich for shot at title
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Heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev, right, lands a punch on Sergei Liakhovich in their WBA heavyweight elimination bout in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Tande triumphs in Nordic combined
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Sixth placed American Bill Demong soars through the air during the World Cup Nordic combined event in Liberec, Czech Republic, on Saturday. Norway's Petter Tande won the event.
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Annika Sorenstam wins first tournament of 2008
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Annika Sorenstam poses with the trophy after winning the SBS Open at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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SUPER 14: Champion Bulls start Super 14 with a win
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The Stormers' Luke Watson, right, tackles Bryan Habana of the Bulls during their Super 14 Rugby match in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday.
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Barnsley knock Reds out of FA Cup
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Liverpool's Xabi Alonso receives treatment for a head wound sustained during an FA Cup match at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Saturday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Yelena Isinbayeva breaks indoor pole vault world record
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Yelena Isinbayeva clears the bar in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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Justine Henin earns shot at home victory
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Kei Nishikori returns the ball Sam Querrey during their men's singles semi-final at the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Swedes to study belching cows 牛打嗝排出溫室氣體
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Dairy cows eat at Perrydell Dairy Farm in York, Pennsylvania, US, on Nov. 13, 2007.
去年十一月十三日，美國賓州約克的派瑞戴爾酪農場內乳牛吃草的情景。照片：美聯社
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No tourists allowed on Venice's new water bus 遊客不准搭威尼斯新水上巴士
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Tourists stuck on dry land in Venice, Italy, are shown relaxing by a canal on May 25, 2007.
去年五月二十五日，遊客在義大利威尼斯運河旁的陸地上休憩。
照片：美聯社
PHOTO: AP
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Beethoven or bust
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Students at the conservatory participate in a class involving Beethoven's letters.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A student rehearses Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F minor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia earlier this month.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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[PLANET POP]
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It's going to cost Paul McCartney roughly US$108 million to work it out.
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Jane Fonda, right, says meeting Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler, left, changed her life.
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