Singapore activist ban "authoritarian" : Wolfowitz
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World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz   on Friday called Singapore's restrictions on the entry of   activists for the World Bank/IMF meetings "authoritarian," and   said the city-state had damaged its own reputation.
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A group that promotes AIDS awareness blasted a Singapore law that prohibits gay sex, saying it impedes efforts to educate homosexuals about the dangers of HIV transmission through unsafe sex.
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Responding to criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen&#39;s ( é³åå±± ) blunt assessments of Singapore during his meeting with pro-independence activists on Monday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesman Michel Lu ( åæ¶é¾ ) yesterday
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Singaporeans have been urged to think out of the box, throw out old ideas and be less conventional by it&#39;s new Prime Minister.
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Singapore&#39;s new prime minister says he would not support Taiwan if it provoked a war with China over independence. Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan before he was sworn in earlier this month, causing
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Serbia's police on Wednesday banned a neo-Nazi march planned for next month, while Czech Jewish leaders voiced opposition to a rally by right-wing extremists in their country.
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The latest in a series of  moves leading up to China&#39;s biggest Communist party meeting in  years saw broadcast media censors ban all &quot;vulgar&quot; and sexually  explicit material from the airwaves, state media reported  Tuesday.
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Leaders of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party criticise a court ruling banning it.
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) CEO Steve Ballmer urged Asian government leaders not to take sides in the Linux versus Windows debate. &quot;We recommend to all governments that they not get emotionally involved in preferring
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A Chinese author who was briefly  detained by police overnight along with two other intellectuals  said Tuesday the authorities appeared to be trying to build a  case against him as part of a crackdown on government critics.
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The country's top political adviser, Jia Qinglin, reiterated that the mainland would resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" secessionist activities at a parliament panel discussion with the country's lawmakers yesterday.
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By ALEXA OLESEN  BEIJING - A U.S. women's advocacy group said Tuesday it hopes that an apparent travel ban against a prominent Chinese AIDS activist can be lifted so she can be honored at a ceremony in Washington next month.  Dr.
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An anti-corruption unit at the World Bank heavily promoted by ousted president Paul D. Wolfowitz needs to be overhauled to mend tense relations with the rest of the bank's staff, according to a report released yesterday by a high-level outside review panel.
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(Singapore) A group that promotes AIDS awareness blasted a Singapore law that prohibits gay sex, saying it impedes efforts to educate homosexuals about the dangers of HIV transmission through unsafe sex.
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SINGAPORE -- The leaders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, meeting here for a gathering of financial leaders, sharply rebuked the host government yesterday for barring the entry of 27 accredited members of antipoverty and environmental organizations. They accused Singapore of breaking an agreement to open its doors.
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Playing down a funding row with   Britain, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz defended his   controversial anti-corruption campaign on Friday, saying the   bank could not tolerate misuse of its funds to poor countries.
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The last time the World Bank had one of its semiannual meetings, hundreds of staff members were openly protesting their boss, the controversial Paul D. Wolfowitz.