UNFAZED: The president made the remarks after the return of a letter he sent to China's ambassador to the UN expressing Taiwan's desire to gain membership
By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday vowed to persist with Taiwan's UN bid and said he would not stop until the nation becomes a full member.

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Rescuers have given up hope of finding any more survivors after an eight-lane bridge spanning the Mississippi River collapsed during rush-hour traffic, although dozens more vehicles could be seen in the murky water, a rescue official said yesterday.

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Sudan's foreign minister told reporters on Wednesday that his government supported the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force for Darfur, as authorized by the UN Security Council, while a number of countries in Africa, Asia and Europe volunteered to send troops to join it.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
A group of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday called for a boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to protest against a Chinese government policy that would bar 43 categories of "unwanted" people from attending the games.

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South Korea and the US agreed on Tuesday not to use force to free 21 Korean hostages in Afghanistan, but Afghan troops warned villagers of a possible offensive in the area where the captives are held.

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