Taiwan people protest Chen&#39;s arms purchase
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Taipei - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Taipei Saturday afternoon, urging the local government to scrap a historical high US weapons package, which the protesters complained would trigger a bitter arms race with the Chinese mainland and
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More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied Saturday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.
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China blasted Taiwan President Chen   Shui-bian on Wednesday for a plan to change the constitution, a   move Beijing would consider a formal declaration of   independence of a self-ruled island it claims as its own.
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Taiwan's military is desperately trying to whip up public support for a plan to spend billions on a huge U.S. weapons deal it says is essential to fending off a Chinese attack.
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Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to China &#151; the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
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Taiwan accused the United States of a breach of trust after US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing voiced support for cross-straits reunification.
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Thousands of people march in Caracas to protest against a decision to force a state TV channel off air.
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Japan plans to allow former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to visit for a sightseeing tour, the government said on Thursday, prompting an angry protest from China at a time of already frosty ties.
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Buddhist monks joined a protest by members of pro-government Eelam People&#39;s Democratic Party (EPDP) outside the Norwegian embassy against continued killings by Tamil Tiger rebels.
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China has urged Washington to do more to constrain Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, whose moves towards independence have angered the mainland, and protested at Japan's move to allow a trip by Chen's predecessor, Lee Teng-hui.
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Hundreds of Taiwanese protestors prepared to spend a second night in the cold rain as they pursued their round-the-clock campaign to force President Chen Shui-bian from office.
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Thousands of slogan-chanting protesters have rallied to push for the resignation of Taiwan&#039;s embattled President Chen Shui-bian before a key vote on his political fate this week.
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Thousands of Venezuelans protest over Colombia's capture of a rebel leader in Caracas last month.
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition has won a legislative majority in a stunning upset over President Chen Shui-Bian&#39;s pro-independence coalition.
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Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets over the planned expansion at a U.S. Army facility in the Italian city of Vicenza.Comment
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TAIPEI: Taiwan&#39;s defence authorities said yesterday it is the country&#39;s standing policy not to develop or use nuclear weapons, as atomic officials denied developing such weaponry 20 years ago.