Thousands march in Taiwan ahead of doomed U.N. bid
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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two  Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island&#39;s doomed efforts  at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by  rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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Taiwan will hold two referendums next month on joining the UN, the island's election commission says.
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The Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament (CND) said 350 demonstrators tried to block the entrances to the Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of Glasgow.
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Taiwan makes it first bid for UN membership using its own name in a move dismissed by China.
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Taiwan&#39;s voters go to the polls on Saturday for parliamentary elections which could shape the way the island handles relations with China.
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Dozens of protesters yesterday torched China&#39;s red flag in front of the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and demanded further US clarification about US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s claim that their island is not an independent
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The U.N. General Assembly thwarted Taiwan's bid for membership in the world body Friday, with a majority of countries speaking out against its inclusion during a marathon debate.
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TAIPEI : Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island&#39;s inclusion in the United Nations under the name of &quot;Taiwan,&quot; in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported on Monday.
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Taiwan lost its bid for representation in the United Nations for the 12th year Wednesday, with no country objecting to the General Assembly president's call to reject a request from the island's supporters to place the issue before the world body's 191 member states.
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The people of Taiwan Province were called on Monday to join with their mainland compatriots in the fight to safeguard national unity and counter Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian&#39;s splittist moves.
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Thousands of protesters blocked a central Taipei street and displayed candles in the shape of the Chinese character for "fart" on Sunday to demand that Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian step down over suspected corruption.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island&#39;s own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.
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Taiwan is to push ahead with plans for a  referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name  despite U.S. and Chinese objections, a ruling party official  said on Wednesday.
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Thousands of Taiwanese march through the capital demanding the resignation of  President Chen Shui-bian.
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The United Nations rebuffed on Friday what appeared to be Taiwan's final attempt of the year to have its long-standing quest for membership considered by the General Assembly.
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UNITED NATIONS Dozens of countries are lining up to support UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (KOH&#39;-fee AN&#39;-nan) after Senator Norm Coleman called for Annan&#39;s resignation.
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More than 2,000 gay activists marched in Taipei calling for an end to discrimination as organisers accused police in the southern Kaohsiung city of infringing their rights by raiding a gay bar.