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Traumatic guns may soon be banned in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Senate (Upper Chamber of Parliament) has approved the law draft on introducing amendments and additions into the country's legislation related to the operation of the Internal Affairs Bodies.

14 March 2014

Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.

13 March 2014

Kazakhstan wants to bring $6 billion out of shadows of its economy The Government of Kazakhstan is considering a package of countermeasures against its off-the-books economy for 2014-2015.

12 March 2014

Kazakhstan Government fails to force businessmen to embrace non-cash transactions Kazakhstan Government has failed to force businessmen to start relying on non-cash transactions.

10 March 2014

Saudi jails Islamist for 8 years for Twitter protest call A Saudi court Sunday jailed an Islamist for eight years on charges of inciting protests, mocking the monarch and criticising the security services on Twitter.

10 March 2014

Kazakhstan postpones introduction of greenhouse gas emission fines GHG emission fines mounted so high in 2013 that Kazakhstan decided to postpone introduction of the fines and cut the fine in two.

07 March 2014

Uruguay slams 'old school' UN over world-first pot plans Uruguay lashed out at the United Nations, labeling the world body "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law.

06 March 2014

‘Anti-lace’ policy in Kazakhstan: What does it ban? The ban has become widely known as a ‘ridiculous lace undies ban’, a ‘lacist’ policy and, the smartest version, a ‘non-tariff regulation’. But what is the policy really about? What exactly is banned from being imported to Kazakhstan?

06 March 2014

Los Angeles bans e-cigarettes in public places Los Angeles lawmakers voted to ban e-cigarette use in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including work places, restaurants and bars.

05 March 2014

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New Zealand prostitute wins sex harassment claim A New Zealand prostitute has won substantial damages for sexual harassment by a brothel owner, with sex workers hailing the decision as a landmark ruling that shows the country as a world leader in protecting their rights.

01 March 2014

US top court refuses to review youth gun restrictions The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review restrictions on handguns for young people, dealing a blow to arms activists.

25 February 2014

Uganda president to sign anti-gay bill into law Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law Monday a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life, despite international pressure.

25 February 2014

Made in USA: Pentagon to use only 100% American flags It is the ultimate symbol of chest-thumping American patriotic pride and now the United States flag must be "100 percent made in the USA" -- at least where the Pentagon is concerned.

24 February 2014

Kazakhstan has no intention to change +7 dialing code Kazakhstan has the same dialling code as Russia, but has no intention to change it.

20 February 2014

Japan public sceptical on death penalty: study Japan's public is less enthusiastic about capital punishment than government research shows, a new study has claimed, amid an acceleration in the rate of executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

20 February 2014

Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.

18 February 2014

International court to hear Croatia, Serbia genocide claims The UN's highest International Court of Justice is to hear arguments next month in a long-running genocide case that threatens to sour relations between Croatia and Serbia.

15 February 2014

Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to die Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.

14 February 2014

Amnesty Brazil blasts Russian "homophobia" Brazil's branch of Amnesty International on Sunday held a rally in Rio to protest what it termed Russia's "homophobia".

03 February 2014