Hsieh, Ma go head to head in debate
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, left, and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou shake hands as they prepare for their first televised presidential debate in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Members of organizations representing disadvantaged groups protest outside the Public Television Service building yesterday, the venue for the first televised debate between the two presidential candidates.
PHOTO: CHEN TSE-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Arroyo opponents call for inquiry into scandal
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Students hold anti-government placards during a rally calling for the ouster of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Manila yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Tibetan Olympic torch relayed
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Tsering Chungtak, right, Miss Tibet of 2006, leads a run with Tibetans who live in Taiwan, at National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall yesterday as part of the torch relay for the Tibetan Olympics to be held in Dharamsala, India, in May.
PHOTO: AFP, CHIANG YING-YING
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Presidential election: 26 days to go: Former DPP chairman Hsu joins Hsieh ranks
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Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Hsu Hsin-liang speaks at DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters yesterday. He is flanked by Hsieh campaign managers Yeh Chu-lan, left, and Lee Ying-yuan.
PHOTO: CNA
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Three killed in suicide motorcycle attack in Sri Lanka
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A soldier motions to a vehicle to stop on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday after a bomb exploded inside a bus on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Firebrand Thai PM opens old wounds
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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, center, talks at a news conference at his house in Bangkok on Dec. 23.
PHOTO: AP
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Former Slovenian president Drnovsek dies
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People write in the book of condolences in Ljubljana on Saturday after former Slovenian president Janez Drnovsek passed away in the morning after a long battle against cancer.
PHOTO: EPA
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Behind, Clinton scathingly attacks rival
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Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts to applause by her supporters during a campaign stop at the Wayne High School gymnasium in Huber Heights, Ohio, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Lobbyist story threatens John McCain's image
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FEATURE: Tata defies skeptics to become international leader
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Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata poses next to the newly launched Tata Nano at the ninth Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 11. Tata Group has become a powerhouse focusing on steel, automobiles and the hugely profitable outsourcing business that came with India's dramatic economic transformation.
PHOTO: AP
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Inflation fears spread in China
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Women sell vegetables, knitt clothes and cook in a market in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Horror tackle leaves Wenger fuming
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Eduardo clutches his leg in agony after a challenge from Martin Taylor left him with a double leg fracture at St Andrews, Birmingham, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Late penalty sinks Juve at Serie A strugglers Reggina
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Parma's Stefano Morrone, left, celebrates scoring with teammate Fernando Couto during their Italian Serie A match against Torino in Turin on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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Diego loses head as Werder slip up against Frankfurt
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Stuttgart's Brazilian striker Cacau celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga match against Karlsruhe SC on Saturday at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart, Germany.
PHOTO: AFP
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Klitschko defeats Sultan Ibragimov
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Wladimir Klitschko lands a punch to the head of Sultan Ibragimov during the third round of their IBF-WBO Heavyweight Championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Andy Roddick qualifies for final in San Jose
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Andy Roddick returns the ball to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during their semi-final match of the SAP Open tennis tournament in San Jose, California, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AP
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England stun France in Paris rematch
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England center Toby Flood, right, congratulates winger Paul Sackey on his try during their Six Nations rugby union international Test match against France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on Saturday.
PHOTO: AFP
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SBL: Chen leads Scarlet Knights to victory in All-Star Game
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Jonathan Sanders dunks blindfolded to win the slam dunk contest at the Taipei Arena on Saturday night.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
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Scientists use PlayStation 3 to unlock the secrets of the universe 科學家用遊戲機揭開宇宙奧秘
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A PlayStation 3 console is seen in New York on Feb. 22, 2007.
二ＯＯ七年二月二十二日一台在紐約展示的PlayStation 3相片。 照片：美聯社
PHOTO: AP
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Kimchi ready for blast off 韓國泡菜「辣翻天」
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Workers for Yakult Company make kimchi for a charity event at Seoul City Hall on Nov. 13, 2007.
去年十一月十三日，南韓養樂多公司的員工正在為首爾市政府的一個慈善活動醃製泡菜。 照片︰歐新社
PHOTO: EPA
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[ PLANET POP ]
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Lindsay Lohan has taken "top" honors at the Raspberry (Razzie) Awards.
PHOTO: AP
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Snoop Dogg was ticketed for drug possession earlier this week.
PHOTO: AP
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Pilgrimage to guitar Mecca
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George Molchany tunes a guitar at the factory.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Dale Eckhart, a master craftsman, works on a Martin guitar.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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A DXM left-handed model guitar, ready for display in the lobby of the CF Martin & Co guitar factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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