Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey on Monday buried villagers as they slept in mud-brick houses, killing at least 57 and injuring dozens more, officials said. > Europe |
Nigeria's government on Monday sent troops to the flashpoint Jos region after attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Christian villages that officials say killed at least 500 people. > Africa |
Kathryn Bigelow has built her career via movies notable for their macho characters, whether it is bank-robbing surfers in Point Break or adrenalin-addicted bomb squads in The Hurt Locker. |
Monday, March 8, 2010
![]() | Department of Health (DOH) Minister Yaung Chih-liang announced his surprise resignation Monday following a disagreement with Premier Wu Den-yih on how the national health insurance premiums should be adjusted to bolster the cash-strapped program. > National |
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is assessing the feasibility of further easing curbs on Chinese investment in Taiwan, but no timetable has been set for a second round of liberalization, a senior official said Monday. > Business |
Water prices will not be raised for the foreseeable future, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Monday. > Business |
A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least three small villages, the government said. > Europe |
![]() | Premier Wu Den-yih reaffirmed yesterday the government's determination to reduce the unemployment rate to below 5 percent by the end of the year, saying 2010 is a job promotion year in Taiwan. > Business |
![]() | Meimei, Asia's first pygmy sperm whale (小抹香鯨) with a satellite transmitter implanted, was successfully released into the waters of Hsingda Harbor in Kaohsiung County yesterday morning, after 58 days rehabilitation in the Taijing Cetacean Rescue Center. > Local |
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a "big lie" used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported. |
Sunday, March 7, 2010
More than 1,000 Falun Gong followers have marched and distributed anti-China pamphlets in downtown Taipei to protest against Beijing's suppression of the spiritual movement. > Local > Taipei |
Survivors of a counterterrorism police squad ambushed by militants last week pressed on with their village-by-village search Sunday for members of a suspected new terrorist cell in the western Indonesian province of Aceh. |