MOB JUSTICE: The Taipei mayor said violence at a rally Saturday night was unfortunate, but did not say whether he would put a stop to a similar protest planned for next weekend
By Jewel Huang
Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) equivocated yesterday on whether he would revoke a permit for a pan-blue rally next Saturday.

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By Ko Shu-ling
The Cabinet plans to ask the Taipei City Government to revoke the permit for a demonstration by the pan-blue camp next Saturday, arguing the rally might get out of control.

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Spanish and Iraqi soldiers fought gunmen who opened fire on their garrison during a protest yesterday by supporters of a staunchly anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric in the holy city of Najaf. At least 14 Iraqis, including two soldiers, died and 130 people were injured, hospitals said.

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The ringleader of the Madrid terrorist attack last month was among four suicide bombers who died Saturday in a police raid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said yesterday .

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Vladimir Meciar, who made Slovakia a 1990s diplomatic pariah, scored a shock first round win in a presidential election this weekend, embarrassing the reformist government just before the country joins the EU.

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