Sir Elton: Taiwanese reporters &quot;rude, vile pigs&quot;
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Sir Elton John is reported to have expressed displeasure at a swarm of reporters in Taiwan by calling them &quot;rude, vile pigs.&quot;.
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Pop star Sir Elton John criticises Australian Prime Minister John Howard's position on gay marriage.
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TAIPEI : Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen has lashed out at Singapore over remarks by the Republic&#39;s own Foreign Minister George Yeo at the United Nations.
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It seems Elton John has officially reached the Grumpy Old Diva stage of his career. Swarmed by the media last night at Chiang Kai Shek Airport in Taipei, John lashed out.
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Singapore criticised Friday Taiwan&#39;s plan to go ahead with a referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name as &quot;provocative and irresponsible&quot;.
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Queen of tantrums Sir Elton John, had a screaming big hissy-fit at photographers in Taiwan. And we haven&#39;t stopped laughing since we heard about it.
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Albert Cheng, a Hong Kong radio personality turned politician, has a flare for the whimsical insult. An outspoken pro-democracy advocate, he routinely called Hong Kong&#39;s Chinese administrators, &quot;dog-like.
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Rock legend Elton John exchanges some harsh words with paparazzi before his concert in Taipei. Upon arrival to the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Elton John was attacked by Taiwanese photographers.
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British pop star Elton John got involved in a shouting match with local paparazzi on arrival for his first performance in Taiwan, media reports said.
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Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan&#39;s decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.
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Chinese state media are lashing out at Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian, saying his party&#39;s loss in recent legislative elections is no guarantee that he will stop pushing his pro-independence agenda.
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British rock star Elton John ended his whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local media &quot;rude, vile pigs.&quot;.
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British rock star Elton John ended his whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local media "rude, vile pigs."
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) yesterday apologized for the words used to condemn a comment by his Singaporean counterpart who warned against Taiwan independence at a United Nations meeting last week.
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At this yearâsQ Awards, held at the beginning of this month, an over-excited Elton John had made some derogatory claims about Madonnaâs live show, accusing the pop icon of lip-synching instead of actually singing on stage.
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The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 26-27 June 2007 website editions of mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers and news portals available to BBC Monitoring. Unless otherwise stated, the quotes are in Chinese.
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A top ranking United Nations official admitted that the abuse of locals by peacekeepers was &quot;going on&quot; and expressed her &quot;outrage&quot; in an interview with the BBC.