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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan Sun.com http://www.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/b8de8e630faf3631/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 30 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of orchestrating the Georgian crisis to benefit one of the presidential candidates. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400223/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:17:19 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400223/cs/1/ Three white supremacists with a sniper rifle and high on drugs who were arrested near the Democratic convention in Denver will not face charges even though officials believe that they wanted to assassinate Barack Obama. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400032/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:13:14 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400032/cs/1/ Iran has executed two youths who were convicted of murder when they were fifteen years of age. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400082/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:30:06 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400082/cs/1/ Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has insisted that he does not want to dazzle a TV audience estimated to be in the tens of millions with "a bunch of a high-flying rhetoric", but instead, intends to focus on the kitchen-table economic issues facing American voters. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400031/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:03 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400031/cs/1/ Russian-backed paramilitaries are ethnically cleansing villages on Georgian soil, The Times has quoted refugees and officials, as saying. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400029/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:58 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400029/cs/1/ The G7, the seven most industrialised nations, have issued a stinging condemnation of the Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399998/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:56 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399998/cs/1/ The death toll in Haiti from tropical storm Gustav has risen to 14. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399992/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:25 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399992/cs/1/ St Stanislaus College, in Bathurst, New South Wales, is under fire over child-sex allegations, following which the police sex crimes squad has been called in to investigate the claims involving a former college boarder subjected to alleged late-night sex sessions. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399991/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:55:39 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399991/cs/1/ Barack Obama has swept to the Democratic presidential nomination after thousands of national convention voted him in. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399795/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:08:10 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399795/cs/1/ New Guinean authorities, with the help of the Australian, US and Japanese governments, are investigating the discovery of what is thought to be the skeleton of a World War II pilot. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399785/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:23:28 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399785/cs/1/ Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband has used a visit to Ukraine to warn Russia not to start a new Cold War. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399784/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:22:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399784/cs/1/ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of plotting this month's war in Georgia. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400199/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:33 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400199/cs/1/ Four people were killed Thursday when a light aircraft crashed near the southwestern Macedonian town of Ohrid, a media report said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400198/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:30 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400198/cs/1/ The new government in Nepal led by the former Maoist rebels Thursday sought help from the country's key international donors for continued financial assistance. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400194/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:17 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400194/cs/1/ Airbus SAS, the world's largest plane maker, is considering an extended 1,000-passenger version of the A380 aircraft, Louis Gallois, chief executive of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400190/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:03 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400190/cs/1/ The US economy grew at 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008, the government said Thursday in revised figures that showed strong international trade had helped stave off a feared recession. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400177/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:48 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400177/cs/1/ Georgia's foreign minister called on the UN Security Council Thursday to take action against Russia, alleging it had breached international security by its action in her country. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400175/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:42 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400175/cs/1/ The US-based Citibank has advised Pakistan to secure help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid default on its foreign debt repayments in the face of an ongoing political crisis. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400164/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:22 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400164/cs/1/ A British court has found a Pakistani-born man guilty of child cruelty after he forced two teenaged boys to flog themselves with a bladed whip during Muharram. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400142/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:53 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400142/cs/1/ Both Sri Lanka and India will make changes in their line-ups for the fifth and final One-Daye International (ODI) at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Friday. India have already won the series 3-1 and the final match will be a dead rubber, but for the Sri Lankans their pride is at stake after their poor showing in the series. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400128/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:21 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400128/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Former London mayor Ken Livingstone will act as an adviser to the Venezuelan government in refurbishing the country's capital, Caracas. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400108/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:01:06 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400108/cs/1/ Moscow/Paris, Aug 28 (RIA Novosti) European Union (EU) countries are considering imposing sanctions on Russia over the Georgia crisis, the French foreign minister said Thursday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400087/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:10 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400087/cs/1/ Dubai, Aug 28 : The England and Wales Cricket Board today confirmed it is working with the Dutch, Scottish and Irish cricket authorities to ensure that as many tickets as possible for the ICC World Twenty20 2009 (ICC WT20 2009) get to the fans of the three Associate teams. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400173/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:39 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400173/cs/1/ London, Aug.28 : European leaders like British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have condemned Russia for jeopardizing European security by recognizing Georgia's two breakaway regions -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400086/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:10 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400086/cs/1/ Thailand's criminal court has issued arrest warrants for eight leaders of an anti-government protest group that took over several state buildings to try to force the administration to resign. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399789/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:35:24 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399789/cs/1/ Iraqi forces are due to take over Anbar province. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399783/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:20:43 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399783/cs/1/ Nearly 80 suspected Taliban militants were killed in coalition airstrikes and clashes with Afghan forces, while four Afghan policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern region on Wednesday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399782/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:19:33 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399782/cs/1/ President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has granted an executive pardon to 700 prisoners, both UAE nationals and expatriates, lodged in various jails across the country ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399781/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:18:21 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399781/cs/1/ Washington, Aug 28 : American actor Brad Pitt was stunned when he was handed over the Best Actor trophy he had won last year for 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400063/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400063/cs/1/ Bangalore, Aug 28 (ANI/Business Wire India): Wipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT Business of Wipro Ltd and a leading provider of IT and business transformation services announced that it has won the prestigious Intel Global Innovation Award for Storage at the Intel Developer Forum 2008 in San Francisco. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400041/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:11 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400041/cs/1/ London, August 28 : Monopoly fans in London joined forces with players in 22 cities across the world on Wednesday to attempt a world record for the most people playing the game at any one time. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400023/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:22 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400023/cs/1/ Beijing, Aug 28 (Xinhua) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) have entered into a partnership to support rebuilding of southwest China's Sichuan province devastated by the May 12 earthquake, the UN agency said Thursday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400015/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:05 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/400015/cs/1/ Patients discontinuing statin medication after acute myocardial infarction, increased their risk of dying over the next year, said researchers at McGill University. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399967/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:14 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399967/cs/1/ Washington, Aug.28 : The United States, Europe and several of their allies have termed Russia's decision to recommend independence to two Georgian rebel provinces of South and North Ossetia as "shortsighted." http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399959/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:06 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399959/cs/1/ Islamabad, Aug 28 : Pakistan would not be able to get civilian reactors from the West, which would in fact bring along nuclear acceptance from the World community, until its Army controlled its nuclear arms, said a report in the Financial Times on the basis of opinion of a host of Western diplomats. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399953/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:39 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399953/cs/1/ London, August 28 : NASA has confirmed that a computer virus made its way into space, through a laptop carried to the International Space Station (ISS) in July this year. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399952/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:37 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399952/cs/1/ New York, Aug.28 : Indian American Indra Nooyi, the Chairman and CEO of Pepsico U.S., has been ranked as the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399927/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:56 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399927/cs/1/ Spain striker David Villa finally negotiated a deal to improve his contract and stay at Valencia, as the club turned down an offer from Real Madrid. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399911/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:11 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399911/cs/1/ Atletico Madrid powered their way into the Champions League with an impressive 4-0 thrashing of German giants Schalke 04. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399909/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:05 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399909/cs/1/ Supermodel Kate Moss says breast implants are 'awful' but she admits she might change her mind when she gets old. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399900/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:01:20 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399900/cs/1/ 'Star Wars' actor Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey liplock for the black comedy 'I Love You, Phillip Morris'. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399899/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:01:17 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399899/cs/1/ Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of Pussycat Dolls, has written an emotional song for her boyfriend, F1 racer Lewis Hamilton. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399897/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:01:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399897/cs/1/ British comic actor Steve Coogan has named his new character after 'Matrix' star Keanu Reeves. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399878/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:25 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399878/cs/1/ Hanover goalkeeper Robert Enke will be first choice under the bar for Germany when the World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway next month, coach Joachim Loew said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399876/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:20 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399876/cs/1/ Spanish champions Real Madrid could not have imagined a more difficult start to their league programme than away to Deportivo La Coruna. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399874/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:11 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399874/cs/1/ New Delhi, Aug 28 : The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will organise a two-day workshop on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at Baroda in Gujarat from tomorrow. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399870/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:02 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399870/cs/1/ Socialite heiress Paris Hilton made his boyfriend Benji Madden wear a T-shirt with the word 'Obey' written on it and paraded him in front of paparazzi to defuse rumours that he has dumped her. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399851/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:09 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399851/cs/1/ British singer George Michael, who gave his farewell concert recently, makes his acting debut on a US TV show. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399848/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:01 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399848/cs/1/ Gaydon (Britain) Aug 28 (DPA) Aston Martin has released scant details and sketches of its new super car codenamed One-77 that will sell for at least 1.3 million euros excluding tax ($1.95 million), making it the most expensive car on the market. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399832/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:32 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399832/cs/1/ NATO has reassured Ukraine about its prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, with both sides condemning Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399831/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:28 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399831/cs/1/ Many of the sanctuaries for coral reefs in the Indian Ocean are unable to protect the reefs from the worst of climate change, a team of international scientists has warned. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399829/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:21 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399829/cs/1/ Somali gunmen have released the head of the UN refugee agency's office in Somali capital Mogadishu after two months in captivity, the agency said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399824/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:54 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399824/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Britain Wednesday formally presented its territorial claim over south Atlantic Ascension Island to the UN. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399801/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:31 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/399801/cs/1/ WASHINGTON: A top US military officer has said that the al-Qaida militants in Iraq are moving to safe haven in tribal areas of Pakistan, posing threat not only to coalition forces in Afghanistan but... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295042/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:38:35 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295042/ 0 posts Recent advances in cervical cancer prevention offer new hope for controlling the disease in developing countries, where 80% of cases occur. In a new series of papers launched Thursday by the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294089/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:50:10 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294089/ MEXICO CITY -- In a lopsided ruling, Mexico's Supreme Court today upheld a year-old law in Mexico City legalizing abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The court rejected arguments by ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294515/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:51 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294515/ Iraq as a win for both nations, as it sought to reassure the rest of the world that it should not be concerned by the deal.Becoming the first foreign firm to enter such an agreement since the end of S... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295059/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:18:54 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295059/ OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2008) - Wedge Energy International Inc. ("WEG" or the "Company") (CNQ:WEGI) is pleased to announce the completion, after the close of business on August 26, 200... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294783/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:50:48 -0400 Market Wire http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294783/ David Leask and Darren Begley Scottish hotels are offering massive last-minute discounts as they push for new business after a disappointing summer. Websites such as expedia.co.uk have rooms in and... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293920/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:39 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293920/ WASHINGTON: A Nepalese man and relatives of 12 of his slain comrades filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against the construction and services giant KBR on charges of human trafficking, for all... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295067/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:05 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295067/ AMARA, Iraq: An earthquake hit parts of southern Iraq early Thursday, causing panic among residents, an AFP correspondent said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295065/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:25 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295065/ MONTREAL, CANADA--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2008) - Quebecor World Inc. (TSX:IQW) today announced that it has determined the final conversion rate applicable to the 744,124 Series 5 Cumulative Redeemable... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294065/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:50:57 -0400 Market Wire http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294065/ New research into the human memory has found that it is possible to plant false memories in the mind that can have significant long-term effects on behaviour. The work by psychologists at St Andrews ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293925/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:29 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293925/ Christian Brothers University has been ranked 22nd on U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” list among tier 1 Southern universities granting master’s deg... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294099/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:41:46 -0400 Business Journal http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294099/ BRITAIN'S most senior Muslim policeman launched a stinging attack today on the controversial head of London's police, against whom he has launched a discrimination claim. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293901/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:35 -0400 The Australian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293901/ Lone Star Funds in Dallas are starting to do deals across the Continent. On Aug. 18, Ross spent $70 million to acquire an 86% stake in struggling British auto supplier Wagon ( http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294153/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:31:00 -0400 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294153/ Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said. "Since tests haven't begun yet, we don't know what the a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295024/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:24:50 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295024/ DUBAI: With Syria as ally, Russia is making its presence felt in the Mediterranean Sea at a time when there is fresh build up of American naval forces around Iran. The Reuters news agency quoted Igor... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294710/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:06 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294710/ DUBAI: Dubai-based port operator DP World posted Thursday a 123-percent increase in net profits in the first half of 2008, which hit $287 million, despite a global economic slowdown. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294114/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:03 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294114/ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday accused the United States of pushing Georgia towards war and said he suspects a connection to the American presidential campaign. Russian news agencies... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293919/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:38 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293919/ MADRID: The United Nations has not renewed the mandate of its mediator on the Western Sahara dispute, Peter van Walsum, the Dutch diplomat announced in an article in a Spanish newspaper Thursday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295066/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:09 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295066/ The ringleader of a £200,000 wrecking spree at a young offenders secure unit was jailed for four years yesterday. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, terrified staff and wrec... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293926/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:31 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293926/ Irish airline Aer Lingus yesterday reported an operating loss of 22.3m (£17.8m) in the first half of this year, hit by a jump of almost 50% in its fuel costs and a slowdown in consumer spending, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293911/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:49 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293911/ RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today accused the White House of sparking the conflict in Georgia in order to benefit its favoured candidate in the November 4 US elections. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293900/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:41 -0400 The Australian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293900/ PHIL MILLER and BRIAN DONNELLYThe end of this year's Fringe has proved to be as suitably dramatic as any play staged in its four-week run in the capital. Only days after revealing that ticket sales f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293914/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:45 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293914/ Eye On Air Safety See how turbulence affects an airplane, test your flight survival knowledge and see how black boxes help crash investigators piece together what happened. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294219/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:21:38 -0400 CBS News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294219/ A proposal by BT to offer councils the chance to adopt or sponsor public payphones earmarked for removal has received a lukewarm response from local authorities. The telecoms giant plans to remove 62... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293929/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:28 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293929/ IN 1994, Peter Alexis George bought a little-known but long-established Perth-based financier Elderslie Finance Corporation for "between $2 million and $3 million". http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293909/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:20 -0400 The Australian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293909/ Map of Iraq showing provinces transferred from US to Iraqi control. The US military will next week hand over to Iraqi forces security control of Anbar, a Sunni Arab province where some of the war's bl... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295069/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:06:36 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295069/ DURBAN: A prominent Indian-origin jeweller was gunned down by two armed men here in a robbery bid, making him the latest victim of a violent crime wave sweeping South Africa. Pat Pather (64) died af... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295064/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:02 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295064/ By Conor SweeneyMOSCOW (Reuters) - Western nations will have to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions without Russia's help if they refuse to cooperate with Moscow, Russian Prime ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295048/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:42 -0400 Iran Focus http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295048/ The Associated PressBy ROBERT H. REIDBAGHDAD (AP) — A senior official in Nouri al-Maliki's government was in custody Thursday suspected of ties to Iranian-backed Shiite militias and plotting... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295049/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:43 -0400 Iran Focus http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295049/ (AP) A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial.The jury took six hours to find Jose Luis Nazario ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295071/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:21:35 -0400 CBS News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295071/ DAVID LEASK, CATHERINE FEGAN, and WILLIAM TINNING Low-cost airline Zoom suspended all operations last night as industry experts warned many of its rivals would fail to see out the winter. The transa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293910/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:50 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293910/ The Singapore Tourism Board expects the Formula One race to generate Dh12.9 million in additional tourism receipts from Middle East visitors. Organisers said 40,000 of each day’s 100,000 tickets... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295043/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:18:50 -0400 Gulf News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295043/ The population boom of Hoschton, Ga., is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping acros... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294043/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:49:43 -0400 Fox 12 http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294043/ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295050/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:51:22 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295050/ US stocks rallied in another confounding session as traders turned a blind eye to an approaching storm and Wall Street worries, and celebrated the state of the economy nearly two months ago. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293905/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:24 -0400 The Australian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293905/ A new data released by the International Comparison Programme (ICP) in Washington on Tuesday by the World Bank has shown that 1.4billion people in developing countries live on less than a US$1.25 a da... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294125/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:18:16 -0400 All Africa http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294125/ Russian President Dmitri Medvedev delivers a televised statement to the nation from Sochi on Tuesday. Medvedev announced he had signed a decree under which Russia formally recognizes the rebel Georgia... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294110/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:05 -0400 NPR http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294110/ The show finally went ahead for music lovers last night after an orchestra's missing instruments were recovered. The first of two concerts by one of the world's oldest orchestras at the Edinburgh Int... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293922/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:32 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293922/ An internet fraudster conned rugby fans into paying money for non-existent tickets for the Rugby World Cup Final. Shabbaz Hamayun conned England supporters into paying £400 per ticket for the sh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293916/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:42 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293916/ ISLAMABAD: Political activity gathered pace once again as nominations of three main candidates in the presidential election passed the Election Commissioner’s scrutiny on Thursday. The nominati... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295061/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:05 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295061/ The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th Century building, in the northern Dutch town of Bedum, as Europe's most steeply leaning tower. Retired geometrician Jacob van Dijk said me... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295039/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:55:14 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295039/ FOR years Nawal, 42, and her brother Bassam, 39, were kept captive by their father in a dark and filthy cellar sealed with an iron door because they are mentally handicapped, Palestinian police said t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293906/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:27 -0400 The Australian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293906/ In the same paragraph as Lesotho and Afghanistan, the WHO report cites Calton as an example of low life expectancy based on social inequalities. It is not a view shared on the streets by the people wh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293923/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:33 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293923/ NEW DELHI: Differences have crept up between the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) and the University Grants Commission over world-class universities (WCUs) the government is planning to set up. Ca... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294112/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:07 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17294112/ By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addressed the security situation in Iraq, the need for more U.S. troops in Afgha... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295044/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:05 -0400 Defense Link http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295044/ advertisement "The toxic combination of bad policies, economics and politics is, in large measure, responsible for the fact that a majority of people in the world do not enjoy the good health that is ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293924/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:34 -0400 The Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17293924/ TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament approved a resolution on Thursday calling on the government to cut diplomatic ties with Russia after Moscow backed the secession of two Georgian rebel regions. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295047/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:34 -0400 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/17295047/