Police said yesterday that they have determined the likely identity of a decapitated head and are zeroing in on a suspect.

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted Southern Taiwan at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

A car accident along the scenic Alishan Highway in Chiayi County on Tuesday left one dead and three suffering from minor injuries.

Sixteen people were injured yesterday when a tour bus carrying travelers from Singapore and Malaysia overturned after hitting a rock wall along the scenic Alishan Highway in Central Taiwan on Monday.

A dwarf sperm whale was found stranded on a beach in Chiayi County with bruises in its underside, firefighters in the county said yesterday.

A South African twentysomething fell in love with a man from Taiwan's tiny Tsou tribe (鄒族) and moved into his village. Now, she's promoting sustainable agriculture projects that can make the village more self-sufficient.

Four Chinese tourists suffered minor injuries after being hit by a motorcycle in Chiayi, Southern Taiwan Thursday night.

A bus carrying 31 Chinese tourists got stuck under an underpass in the southern Taiwan city of Chiayi, injuring the Taiwanese driver and 23 Chinese tourists, the Tourism Bureau said Friday.

Fewer than 100 visitors a day arrived at the Alishan Forest Recreation Park this weekend, as the main highway leading to the tourist spot was closed after Typhoon Saola-induced landslides, Chiayi County officials said Sunday.

Chiayi Airport could begin handling cross-Taiwan Strait charter flights in the near future, Transportation and Communications Minister Mao Chi-kuo said Tuesday.