INTERNATIONAL GAMES: Despite the lack of solid information regarding the diplomatic flap over ads at Athens' airport, several officials had a lot to say
By Joy Su and Melody Chen
The furor raging over Taiwan's advertisements at Athens' international airport continued yesterday, as a number of senior government officials weighed in on the matter.

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By Wang Hsiao-wen and Chang Yun-ping
Pop star Chang Hui-mei (張惠妹), who was once labeled a "green singer," probably never guessed that she would one day be lambasted for not standing up for Taiwan firmly enough.

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Fighting flared across Iraq on Friday as US-led coalition troops battled militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in several cities for a second day in an apparent resurgence of the widespread Shiite rebellion that ended two months ago.

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ON THE STAND: Two more Afghan prisoners declared their innocence Thursday, in the first chance they've had to argue their case since their arrival at the base
The US military was to allow journalists inside a review hearing for a second day yesterday to observe as a three-member panel considered the case of another detainee among hundreds accused of ties to al-Qaeda or the Taliban militia that used to rule Afghanistan.

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