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TSU launches ECFA referendum
BOOTING MA OUT: Saying that President Ma Ying-jeou had staked his credibility on signing the agreement with China, the TSU called on the public to kick Ma out | The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and 50 pro-independence groups yesterday launched a referendum drive agains...Full Story
China tries to calm Taiwan fears over ECFA
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (·Å®aÄ_) said yesterday that a free-trade-style deal with Taiwan would spare the nation¡¦s much smaller economy, as China tries to calm fears the agreement could lead to a flood of cheap imports. | Wen, speaking at his annual news conference...Full Story
FEATURE: Parade honors memory of Tibetans 1959 uprising
¡¥NUTS¡¦: The parade route took in the Taipei 101 mall complex, which many Chinese tourists visit. Some Chinese took pictures, while others called them ¡¥nuts¡¦ | More than 1,000 people ¡X Taiwanese, Tibetans, Chinese, Americans, Europeans and Latin Americans ¡X took to...Full Story
FEATURE: Tibetans recount Himalayan escapes
| In the 51 years since China took complete control of Tibet, an average of 3,000 Tibetans have crossed the Himalayas each year ¡X each one embarking on an adventure in their quest for freedom. | Jamga, chairman of the Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association, has not seen hi...Full Story
National Freeway Bureau mulls new freeway toll plan
| The National Freeway Bureau said recently it has yet to finalize a new freeway toll plan, noting that it was more equitable to charge motorists by the number of kilometers they travel rather than the number of toll booths they pass. | ¡§Each day, approximately 1.5 mil...Full Story
Bicycle lanes planned for entire northeastern coast
LOOP ROUTE: A section of trail will soon be finished connecting the Old Caoling Tunnel to Longmen and Yenliao, making the nation¡¦s first 26km loop route | The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is planning to spend about NT$800 million (US$25 million)...Full Story
President speaks to opening of World Model UN meeting
| President Ma Ying-jeou (°¨­^¤E) emphasized the importance of peace yesterday as he spoke to nearly 2,000 university students from around the world in Taipei to attend model UN sessions. | In his remarks to the opening ceremony of this year¡¦s World Model United Nation...Full Story
Weather roller coaster to continue this week: CWB
| The weather roller coaster will continue this week as the mercury is expected to dip to about 13˚C or 14˚C in the north as a cold air mass is forecast to arrive tomorrow, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. | The bureau said a frontal system wou...Full Story
Alleged sexual assault shocks two universities
INVESTIGATION: National Chengchi University said it would conduct its own probe after one of its foreign students was arrested for raping a student at another school | National Chengchi University authorities were in shock yesterday after learning that a Taiwanese-Japan...Full Story
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Kenyans dominate Kenting National Park marathon from the very start
Taipei Times | Kenyan runners dominated at the Kenting National Park Marathon yesterday. | Karanja Muturi captured the men¡¦s title in the 42.195km race with 2 hours, 30 minutes and 5 seconds. He was followed by three other Kenyans, with Joseph Kipkoech Keino fin...
Bollywood stars tweet their support for IPL teams
Gulf News | The Indian Premier League (IPL) is on and micro-blogging site Twitter is abuzz with posts from Bollywood personalities rooting for their favourite teams. | Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings all have their supporters, while the...
No bargaining with North Korea
Gulf News | North Korea's decision to go back to the table and start bargaining on its nuclear weapons programme in return for lifted sanctions seems to be an overambitious step. | Curiously enough, it also appears that the decision to conduct the talks strang...
Mobilized for War, Immobilized for Healthcare
WorldNews.com Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | It was not Dec 7, 1941 that changed everything, neither was it Sept 11, 2001. Instead, it was November 5, 1941 and Oct 1992 that changed everything, for it was at this time that the United Stat...
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Truth, History and Integrity by Gilad Atzmon
WorldNews.com Back in 2007 the notorious American Jewish right-wing organization, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) announced that it recognised the events in which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were massacred as "genocide." The ADL's national director, Abraha...
Jai, Amandeep enter semis in C'wealth C'ship
The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games and championship gold-medallist Akhil Kumar (56kg) crashed out following a stunning loss in the quarterfinals but Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Amandeep Singh (49kg) assured themselves of at least a bronze on a mixed day for In...
India, Bangladesh security forces exchange fire in Meghalaya
The Times Of India SHILLONG: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on Sunday traded gunfire in Muktapur sector along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials here said. | The incident of firing, the fourth within a fortnight, started ar...
Bye bye Bajaj: Sun sets on India's beloved scooter
Newsday | March 14, 2010  TIM SULLIVAN (Associated Press Writer) | (AP) — It was a purchase to be remembered. | There was the years-long waiting list to buy it and the jealous stares once you finally got it home. There was the pride of that first ride...
Families of Mumbai terror suspects allege foul play in arrest
Zeenews Mumbai: The families of Abdul Latif and Riyaz Ali, arrested for allegedly planning terror strikes in the city, on Sunday claimed that the duo were falsely implicated by the police and had nothing to do with terror activities. | Aziza Shaikh, mother o...
Test fire of interceptor missile postponed, likely Monday
Zeenews Balasore (Orissa): After being put off on Sunday, the test-fire of India's indigenously built Advanced Air Defence (ADD) interceptor missile, capable of destroying hostile in-coming ballistic missiles, is likely to be held at Integrated Test Range Is...
SMS bomb threat at 5 places in Kochi turns out to be 'hoax'
Zeenews Kochi: An SMS warning about explosions at five places in the city, including two railway stations, turned out to be hoax after searches in all the areas failed to yield anything, police said on Sunday. | Extensive searches were carried out in all the...
Pawar asks 'Yadavs' not to stall Women’s Reservation Bill
Zeenews Pune: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he has asked the three Yadavs -- Mulayam Singh, Lalu Prasad and Sharad -- not to stall the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, as their views on the quota for OBC and minorities co...
Gujarat riots: SIT to question BJP MLA Madhu Srivastava
Zeenews Vadodara: The Supreme Court appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT), probing some of the post-Godhra riot cases, has summoned BJP MLA from Waghodia Madhu Srivastava for questioning. | Srivastava said on Sunday he has been asked by the SIT to appea...
Mamata accuses LF of bringing arms, goons from outside
Zeenews Kolkata: On the third anniversary Sunday of the police firing in Nandigram in East Midnapore district that left 14 persons dead, the Trinamool Congress accused the Left Front government of procuring arms to terrorise party supporters. | "The CPI(M)-l...
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