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France to allow armed guards on ships to ward off pirates: PM France will authorise the deployment of armed guards on ships as part of anti-piracy measures, a move long sought by shipping companies, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in an interview published Tuesday.

04 December 2013

French MPs vote to penalise sex workers' clients French lawmakers on Saturday adopted a highly controversial provision in a bill that punishes clients of prostitutes amid fierce argument that the new measure will be counterproductive.

30 November 2013

Belgium close to agreeing euthanasia for children Eleven years after making euthanasia legal for adults, Belgium came a step closer to extending mercy-killing to terminally-ill children Wednesday after an intense public debate on the ethical issues at stake.

29 November 2013

Cutting or damaging conifer trees punishable by law in Kazakhstan Cutting of 7 or more conifer trees in Kazakhstan is a criminal offense in Kazakhstan.

28 November 2013

UN women's rights resolution passed despite backlash A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women's rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign by an alliance including the Vatican to weaken the measure.

28 November 2013

Kazakhstan introduces Labor Day Kazakhstan is introducing a new holiday -- the Labor Day.

27 November 2013

New tariffs set for KazTransOil pipeline oil pumping Kazakhstan Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies (Anti-Monopoly Agency) has approved new tariffs on oil pumping through the KazTransOil pipeline.

27 November 2013

Kazakhstan to streamline labor migration Among other things, the amendments prohibit Kazakhstan’s citizens to employ more than 5 labor migrants as household personnel.

27 November 2013

Nazarbayev ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted Kazakhstanis President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan.

25 November 2013

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New savings system for children approved in Kazakhstan

12 December 2024, 23:17

Illegal casinos found in popular children's game Roblox

19 December 2024, 17:44

Three Russians deported from Kazakhstan for dual citizenship

01 January 1970, 06:00

Kazakhstan’s New Year 2025 holidays announced

26 November 2024, 19:20

Doctors warn about the danger of popular Dubai chocolate

24 October 2024, 17:06

Kazakhstanis share video of moose attacking hunter

25 November 2024, 08:12

Kazakh pop star Kairat Nurtas arrested after airplane incident

05 July 2024, 15:53

Finalists unveiled for 2024 comedy wildlife photography awards

13 December 2024, 23:45

Kazakhstan has enough oil, even without Kashagan: Nazarbayev

30 April 2015, 05:38

Lufthansa canceled flights to Kazakhstan

05 December 2024, 20:13

Coronavirus was created in a lab, US Congress says

03 December 2024, 10:12

How foreigners celebrate New Year in Kazakhstan

04 December 2024, 13:54

What happened behind the scenes of the Tokayev-Putin meeting

28 November 2024, 12:59

Why Kazakhstan wants to ban import of new cars

20 November 2024, 18:31

Four terrorist attacks were being planned in Kazakhstan - NSC head

05 December 2024, 19:22

‘Bring it to every citizen of Kazakhstan’ – Tokayev sets AI development goals

12 December 2024, 09:01

Jared Leto, along with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars, performed in Kazakhstan

17 October 2024, 19:17

Winter 2024/2025 in Kazakhstan: meteorologists clarify the forecast

15 November 2024, 21:49

Baikonur captured through a photographer's lens

26 November 2024, 19:58

500 tenge per dollar: economist explains exchange rate surge

19 November 2024, 18:03

New York City raises legal age for cigarettes to 21 A New York City law banning cigarette sales to people under 21 was signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday, the latest move in the Big Apple's war on smoking.

20 November 2013

US top court won't block restrictive Texas abortion law The US Supreme Court Tuesday refused to block a law that restricts women's access to abortions in the southern state of Texas.

20 November 2013

Ukraine to debate Tymoshenko bill to save EU deal Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday was set to debate a bill to let jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko go abroad for treatment in a last-ditch attempt to save a crucial deal with the European Union.

19 November 2013

Obama implores supporters for help on health law crisis President Barack Obama delved into his grass-roots organizing past Monday, appealing to his most faithful supporters to help him out of the political maelstrom over the botched rollout of his health care law.

19 November 2013

China's reform pledges: the main points China's Communist Party leaders this week emerged from a closed-door meeting in Beijing bearing a raft of promises on issues from the controversial one-child policy to the scope of the death penalty.

17 November 2013

British medics could face jail for patient neglect British doctors and nurses who neglect their patients could be jailed under government proposals announced Saturday, in the wake of a scandal at a hospital where hundreds died after receiving appalling care.

17 November 2013

Nazarbayev authorizes Kazakhstan's extradition treaty with Italy Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has authorized General Prosecutor of Kazakhstan Askрat Daulbayev to sign the extradition treaty with Italy.

16 November 2013

Criminal liability for defamation and slander may be lifted in Kazakhstan Criminal liability for defamation and slander may soon be lifted in Kazakhstan.

16 November 2013

Penal Reform International to change lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan Penal Reform International will change the lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan, helping the country in its effort to humanize the penal system.

16 November 2013

Turkish parliament lifts ban on women lawmakers wearing trousers Turkish parliament has lifted a ban on women lawmakers wearing trousers in the assembly, shortly after a major government reform allowed them to don Islamic headscarves.

15 November 2013