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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 April 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 April 2014

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

10 April 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 April 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 April 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 April 2014

UAE upholds 15-year jail term for maid torturer A Dubai court has upheld a 15-year jail term for an Emirati woman who tortured her Ethiopian maid to death by forcing her to drink pesticide, media reported Monday.

07 April 2014

Fugitive Italian mafia boss re-arrested in Britain Domenico Rancadore, the convicted Italian mafia boss who last week was told he was free to remain in Britain, has been arrested on a fresh international warrant, police said Saturday.

05 April 2014

Prosecutor General supports imprisonment for slander in Kazakhstan Deputy Prosecutor General Nurmakhanbet Issayev has voiced his support to use of imprisonment as punishment for slander in Kazakhstan.

04 April 2014

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Japan cancels next Antarctic whaling hunt after ICJ ruling Japan said Thursday it was cancelling its annual Antarctic whaling hunt for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in line with a UN court ruling that the programme was a commercial activity disguised as science.

03 April 2014

Kazakhstan introduces prison terms of up to 12 years for spreading rumors The rumors of alleged bankruptcy of some Kazakhstan-based banks in the wake of the 20% currency devaluation undermined the country’s banking system: First Vice General Prosecutor.

02 April 2014

Japan lifts own blanket arms export ban Japan on Tuesday lifted a self-imposed ban on weapons exports, introducing new rules covering the arms trade in a move supporters say will boost Tokyo's global role, but which could unnerve China.

01 April 2014

Whaling ban applauded despite fears of Japan sidestep Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision that Japan must halt an annual Antarctic whale hunt, despite fears it may try to sidestep the order.

01 April 2014

FBI wanted Boston bombing suspect 'to be informant' The defense for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say the FBI approached his brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan about becoming an informant on the Chechen and Muslim community.

29 March 2014

First gay marriages take place in England and Wales Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" on Friday night as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality.

29 March 2014

Polygamy bill poses dilemma for Kenya The adoption by Kenya's parliament of a controversial bill that legalises polygamy has provoked a fierce national debate pitting modern secular values and Christianity against local traditions.

28 March 2014

Legislative amendments: Participation in foreign armed conflicts is criminal offence in Kazakhstan Participation in foreign armed conflicts has become a criminal offence in Kazakhstan.

27 March 2014

US top court rules domestic abusers can't own guns The US Supreme Court upheld a federal law Wednesday barring anyone convicted of even a minor domestic violence charge from ever owning a gun.

27 March 2014

Kazakhstan eyes prohibiting and restraining orders Once Kazakhstan adopts its new Criminal Procedures Code, the country's courts will be able to pass orders prohibiting or restricting approaches by the defendant to the protected.

16 March 2014