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Interpol reports low use of stolen passport database Fewer than 10 countries in the world systematically use an Interpol database to verify whether a passenger is flying with stolen documents, the organization's secretary general said.

26 апреля 2014

Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling A Japanese whaling fleet is set to leave port Saturday in the first hunt since the UN's top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic.

26 апреля 2014

No beard for convicts: Minister of Interior of Kazakhstan The Ministry of Interior Affairs suggested introducing new regulations considering the appearance of convicts into the New Criminal Code.

25 апреля 2014

F1 boss Ecclestone's bribery trial starts in Germany Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone went on trial in Germany Thursday accused of bribery in a case which threatens a jail term for the Briton who has controlled the motor sport for four decades.

24 апреля 2014

All orphanages to close down in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan plans to introduce major changes to its orphans and disadvantaged children programs.

24 апреля 2014

Brazil passes trailblazing Internet privacy law Brazil's Congress on Tuesday passed comprehensive legislation on Internet privacy in what some have likened to a web-user's bill of rights, after stunning revelations its own president was targeted by US cyber-snooping.

24 апреля 2014

Repatriated Kazakhs to get Kazakhstan citizenship in 1 year Repatriated Kazakhs will be able to get Kazakhstani citizenship in one year, which is a mile away from the current 7-year requirement.

23 апреля 2014

Judge's order on CIA secret prisons released in full The US government must turn over information on secret CIA interrogation centers connected to the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 2000 USS Cole bombing, a military judge said in an order released in full Tuesday.

23 апреля 2014

Juicy court case leaves Coca-Cola on defensive Coca-Cola was taken to task by the US Supreme Court on Monday, with justices questioning whether a drink sold as fruit juice was the real thing.

22 апреля 2014

Canadians rally to legalize marijuana Several thousand people came out in Canada's biggest cities on Sunday to call for the legalization of marijuana -- a yearly protest that happens internationally on April 20.

22 апреля 2014

Mexican troops free 60 migrants Mexican troops Sunday released a group of 60 migrants trying to reach the United States who were being held captive in a home in northern Mexico, authorities said.

21 апреля 2014

Long weekends in May: Work dates in Kazakhstan Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov has signed a governmental decree shifting the dates to make May holidays longer.

18 апреля 2014

Briton 'global exporter of terrorism' NY trial hears British hate preacher Abu Hamza was a "global exporter" of violence and terrorism intent on waging war against non-Muslims, prosecutors said Thursday as the Egyptian-born cleric's trial opened in New York.

18 апреля 2014

No job without medical examination in Kazakhstan Medical examination has been proposed as a necessary condition for employment in Kazakhstan in a new amendment to the Code on People’s Health and Healthcare System of Kazakhstan.

17 апреля 2014

Phoenix TV journalists file harassment lawsuit in New York Two employees of Hong Kong-based Phoenix television and a job applicant filed suit Tuesday against the company in New York after allegations of sexual harassment against its former bureau chief.

16 апреля 2014

Kazakhstan can block Internet access without warrant New amendments to the Law On Communications allow Kazakhstan authorities to block access to networks, including the Internet, and turn off communications equipment without even needing to obtain a court ruling.

10 апреля 2014

Kazakhstan sets 15-year tariffs for renewable energy Tariffs for renewable energy sources (RES) in Kazakhstan will be approved for 15 years.

10 апреля 2014

Italian court recognises gay marriage for first time An Italian court on Wednesday recognised a gay couple as married for the first time in Italy, which does not have any form of official acknowledgement of same-sex unions.

10 апреля 2014

New Yorker declared innocent after doing 25 years for murder A New York man savored his first full day of freedom on Wednesday after spending 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

10 апреля 2014

Kazakhstan toughens punishment for separatism The calls for illegal changes in the territorial integrity of Kazakhstan would be punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, according to the draft of the new Criminal Code.

08 апреля 2014

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