Thirty dead in Tibet, Dharamsala says
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Chinese riot police guard a bridge leading to the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, Gansu Province, yesterday to block protesters from nearing the monastery after Friday's demonstrations. More clashes between monks and security forces were reported yesterday in Xiahe.
PHOTO: AP
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Tibetan protesters led by Buddhist monks shout slogans as they carry the Tibetan flag during a protest near the historic Labrang monastery, which is second only to Lhasa's Potala Palace in size, in the town of Xiahe, Gansu Province.
PHOTO: AFP
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Alishan cherry blossom season starts
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Visitors to the Alishan Forest Recreational Area walk through the area and admire the cherry blossoms yesterday.
PHOTO: HSIEH YIN-CHUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Presidential election 2008: 6 days to go: KMT official tells DPP to prove bribery claims
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A supporter of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou holds up a figurine depicting Ma during an election campaign in Taipei yesterday. The placard on the left reads, ``Ma wins.''
PHOTO: BOBBY YIP, REUTERS
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Presidential election 2008: 6 days to go: Hsieh slams opposition for copying his campaign
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, center, and his running mate, Su Tseng-chang, exchange high fives during a press conference yesterday to announce the party's campaign rally today.
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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INTERVIEW: Marshall Islands reaffirms ties
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Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing gestures with a bandaged finger during an interview with the Taipei Times on Tuesday.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN HUEI, TAIWAN TIMES
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NPC re-elects Chinese president
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Chinese Communist Party members and delegates cast votes at the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Vets say not much learned in My Lai
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Visitors look at a re-created scene at the massacre museum at My Lai village in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, on March 7.
PHOTO: AFP
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Missing British girl found alive
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A police officer stands in front of a block of apartments in Batley Carr, England, on Friday, where missing nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was found alive.
PHOTO: AP
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Reformists hang on in Iranian elections
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Iranians choose their candidates from a list on a public bus being used as a polling station in Tehran on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chavez dares US to put Venezuela on terrorist list
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, arrives in Salvador, Brazil, on Thursday. Rice was in Brazil for two days of talks on trade, climate change and Latin American relations.
PHOTO: AFP
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Tiny outpost is world's first narco state
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Oil ends tumultuous week slightly lower
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A trader makes his voice heard in the crude oil and natural gas options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York on Thursday.
PHOTO: AP
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High-tech gadgets with that little extra: pre-installed viruses
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Computer consultant Jerry Askew poses with a digital photo frame at Askew Network Solutions in Granada Hills, California, on Feb. 7. The frame, bought at a Target store, tried to load four Trojan viruses onto his computer.
PHOTO: AP
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Sharapova wins at Indian Wells
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Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Stephanie Cohen-Aloro during their first round match at the Pacific Life Open on Friday in Indian Wells, California.
PHOTO: AP
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Soccer returns to Chechnya's capital
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Chechen soccer fans wave flags showing Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's picture during the region's first soccer league match in 14 years on Friday in Grozny.
PHOTO: AFP
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Ex-champion, aged 60, not yet ready to hang up gloves
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Saoul Mamby poses for a picture at John's Gym in New York on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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NBA: Rockets beat Bobcats, win 21 straight
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Houston Rockets' Dikembe Mutombo, No. 55, celebrates after beating the Charlotte Bobcats in a basketball game on Friday in Houston, Texas. The Rockets beat the Bobcats, 89-80, for their 21st consecutive win.
PHOTO: AP
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NHL: Panthers hit season best beating Rangers
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Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, left, blocks a shot by the New York Rangers' Sean Avery, No. 16, during the second period of their NHL game in Sunrise, Florida, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Hamilton beats Kubica to pole position
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Kimi Raikkonen talks to the media after failing to finish in the official qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne yesterday.
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Models pose at the pit lane during a practice session for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Taiwanese prosper as Lorena Ochoa struggles in Mexico
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Mexico's Lorena Ochoa grimaces on the 15th hole during the LPGA MasterCard Classic tournament at the Bosque Real Golf Club in Mexico City on Friday.
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England end day with large lead over Kiwis
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England's Paul Collingwood, right, ducks under a ball from New Zealand's Chris Martin during the second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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South by Southwest: a tale of two festivals
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R.E.M's Peter Buck
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Michael Stipe, right, and Mike Mills.
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R.E.M's Michael Stipe performs during the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas
PHOTO: AP
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Lava 'lamp' fun 週日科學：自製繽紛熔岩燈
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照片：CATHERINE THOMAS
PHOTO: CATHERINE THOMAS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Right makes might for Irene Khan
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Irene Khan speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, at which she called on Bangladesh's military-backed government to establish a "truth commission" to investigate war crimes.
PHOTO: AFP
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[BOOK REVIEW] 'Paris by Night' and the Vietnamese-American experience
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ALIEN ENCOUNTERS:
POPULAR CULTURE IN ASIAN AMERICA
Editors: Mimi Thi Nguyen and
Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu
365 pages
Duke University Press
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The new mother of invention
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The Google-sponsored lunar X Prize contest is a race to the moon that includes robotic rover entries by Team ARCA.
PHOTO : NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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All that jazz, in Indonesia
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The world's largest jazz festival is, surprisingly, to be found in Jakarta.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF RICHARD LI
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[BOOK REVIEW] Killer advice, courtesy of Shamu
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What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage
By Amy Sutherland
192 pages
Random House
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