TOEING THE LINE: US government officials are now in agreement regarding Lien Chan's meeting with the Chinese president, saying that Beijing must speak to Chen
By Charles Snyder
The US State Department has fallen into line with the White House in urging China to talk directly with President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to settle cross-strait issues peacefully, according to statements made by US officials.

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By Huang Tai-lin
Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday blasted Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (連戰) rhetoric and actions in China as undermining Taiwan's overall interests.

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Nepal's King Gyanendra yesterday lifted a state of emergency he imposed after seizing power in February, apparently bowing to strong international pressure to restore civil liberties.

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Private First Class Lynndie England will plead guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, her lawyer said late Friday, about a year after photos of her sexually humiliating inmates made her the face of a scandal that damaged the credibility of the US military.

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