Officials deny barring pro-democracy lawmaker
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A top Chinese official yesterday defended his government&#39;s decision to bar a Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker from entering the mainland, saying customs authorities acted legally.
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Legislators today approved laws barring the Cambodian government from pardoning Khmer Rouge suspects, one day after ratifying a landmark UN-backed plan to set up a tribunal to prosecute surviving leaders of the murderous 1970s regime.
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An Egyptian legislative body blocked the establishment of Egypt's first Islamic-oriented political party on Saturday, the third time lawmakers refused to recognize the group.
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The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.
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TAIPEI -- Taiwanese voted yesterday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.
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A series of tactical errors, with peculiarities in the voting process, prevented democracy advocates here from winning as many seats as expected in Sunday&#39;s legislative
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SHANGHAI - U.S. officials earlier this month denied visas to four representatives of a group developing China's WAPI (Wireless LAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) security protocol for wireless networks, raising questions in China about the U.S. government's commitment to greater Chinese involvement in setting technical standards.
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A House committee alleged that the State Departmentâs inspector general blocked fraud investigations.
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A Louisiana legislator said Wednesday he is being investigated by the FBI and claimed it may be because he wouldn't give agents information about possible wrongdoing by Rep. William Jefferson and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.
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The incoming leader of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bid by a lawmaker earlier ousted as a federal judge on corruption charges to head a congressional panel that helps protect America's security.
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HONG KONG A series of tactical errors and peculiarities in the voting process prevented democracy advocates from winning more seats in this weekend&#39;s legislative elections, politicians and political analysts said Monday.
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China said on Monday a misunderstanding caused it to bar a top Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker from entering the mainland over the weekend.
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A Philippine judge overruled his own government Wednesday and denied a U.S. request for custody of a Marine who is appealing a local rape conviction.
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An opposition lawmaker on Thursday alleged several members from the government of Prime Minister of Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha were former informers of the Communist secret police.
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The incoming leader of the U.S.  House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bid by a  lawmaker earlier ousted as a federal judge on corruption  charges to head a congressional panel that helps protect  America's security.
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The ruling and opposition parties on Friday continued to lock horns over the establishment of a committee to explore the truth of the nation&#39;s modern history a day after Uri Party leader Shin Ki-nam resigned because of his father&#39;s ...
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Myanmar&#39;s Opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party accused the military regime of endangering party leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s life by restricting her access to a doctor and non-junta security.