In a move that will draw further criticism from the DUP's opponents, Peter Robinson, the party leader and Northern Ireland's first minister, said he would have backed Wells to stay in the job if the health minister had wanted to remain in the post.
A ruling by the interim cabinet in late March banned demonstrations and strikes, drawing further criticism.
Ms. Quan drew further criticism last month when she designated Dan Siegel, a longtime friend, as a legal adviser.
Mr. Chan drew further criticism last month at the Cannes Film Festival when he told a Taiwanese television station that he would stay away from the island for four years to avoid further protests over his remarks.
The news that key DNA evidence may have been lost draws further criticism on the investigation which has already suffered allegations of police misconduct against witnesses and improperly collecting evidence.
But the UN Human Rights Office in Bogota argues that some of the powers are at odds with Colombia's international obligations and with suspects' rights to due process.Mr Uribe has drawn further criticism by intervening last week to block the early release from prison of the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers, the leaders of the notorious Cali drug gang.
Australian customs and border protection has launched a series of advertisements on YouTube featuring the commander of Operation Sovereign Borders Angus Campbell warning asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, "you will not make Australia home", drawing further criticism the Abbott government has politicised the military in its handling of border protection.
She drew further criticism when Mr Vaz revealed a letter she sent to the committee about her relationship with the Conservative peer had been rewritten seven times. 1 July - MP Simon Danczuk calls on former Home Secretary Leon Brittan to say what he knew about paedophile allegations passed to him in the 1980s.
Hoddle's diary portraying his version of events at the World Cup was subsequently published, drawing further criticism.
In early 2006, the Corps spilled 50 USgal of hydraulic oil into the Columbia, drawing further criticism from environmental organizations.
