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The first Chinese citizen to earn a degree at a Western college went to Yale in 1850, according to the university. Now Yale is joining the return trip to Asia. Yale University plans to set up its first foreign campus in Singapore to gain a foothold in a region that provides some of its brightest students, Provost Peter Salovey... 

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, who is out on bail in England, says his time in jail has only made him more determined to continue his secret-spilling work. "It has not altered my position, in fact it has confirmed my position to me personally that we are on the right path," he said. "It has given me enough anger about the situation... 

Anwar Ibrahim Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is challenging Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to go to court over his remarks in a leaked diplomatic cable report that implicated him in an act of sodomy. Speaking to a 1,000-strong crowd at a ceramah in Taman Melati in Kuala Lumpur last night, Anwar urged Lee to disclose...