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Smoking to be banned in English prisons: report Smoking is set to be prohibited in all prisons in England and Wales over fears of that staff may bring compensation claims.

20 September 2013

Sobering times for Turkish winemakers as new law takes effect Blasted by winds whipped up on the Aegean Sea, the Turkish island of Bozcaada sits close to the ancient city of Troy and has been known since the time of Helen and Paris for one thing: wine.

20 September 2013

Excise tax on cigarets and alcohol to double and quadruple in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Yerbolat Dossayev explained the coming raise of the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco.

20 September 2013

Obama urges new gun laws, swift Congress action unlikely President Barack Obama called on Congress Tuesday to tighten gun laws after the latest in a "ritual" of shooting massacres, but lawmakers admitted there is insufficient support for new legislation.

18 September 2013

Hawaii takes step to legalizing gay marriage Hawaii's governor on Monday called a special legislative assembly next month to debate a bill legalizing gay marriage, in what would make it the 14th US state to do so.

11 September 2013

Kazakhstan senator deems foreign adoption ban undemocratic Kazakhstan Senator Svetlana Dzhalmagambetova opposes the ban of foreign adoption of Kazakhstan children.

06 September 2013

Kazakhstan official suggests arrests for domestic violence Domestic oppressor who is fined often dodges paying it and it is often the case when his wife who was attacked by him pays the fine instead: Gulshara Abdykalikova.

06 September 2013

Poland overhauls pension system to keep public debt down Poland on Wednesday said it will transfer government bonds held by private pension funds to the state pension sector in a move aimed at curbing public debt amid an economic slowdown.

05 September 2013

Mexico City mulls legal marijuana 'clubs' The Mexico City council is considering the legalization of cannabis plants and the creation of private marijuana smoking "clubs" as it mulls controversial legislation to liberalize consumption.

05 September 2013

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Colombian court gives green light for ex-rebels to take part in politics Colombia's constitutional court on Wednesday approved a reform that will enable rebels who lay down their arms after a peace process to take part in political life.

29 August 2013

Same-sex couples tie knot in New Zealand Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalise gay marriage.

20 August 2013

Kazakhstan wants to ban gay 'propaganda' Kazakhstan parliament wants to follow in Russia's footsteps and put through a bill banning homosexuality 'propaganda' in Kazakhstan.

19 August 2013

California to recognize transgender pupil preferences Transgender students in California public schools will be able to choose which bathrooms to use and which sex-segregated sports to play.

13 August 2013

US plans lower sentences for drug users The United States announced plans Monday to reduce its use of mandatory sentences for drug offenses in order to tackle a cycle of poverty and incarceration in overcrowded jails.

13 August 2013

Facebook's Zuckerberg backs US immigration reform Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken his backing for US immigration reform public.

08 August 2013

Kenya revokes new mining licences, hikes royalties Kenya on Monday revoked all mining licences granted in the months before and after March elections and announced that it was hiking royalties paid by companies operating in its nascent mining sector.

06 August 2013

Rhode Island, Minnesota join same-sex wedding states Gay and lesbian couples in Rhode Island and Minnesota began tying the knot as same-sex marriage laws in the two states went into effect Thursday.

02 August 2013

US gays pour out anger, vodka over Russia laws Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.

01 August 2013

Uruguay's lower house approves legal regulated marijuana Uruguay's lower house Wednesday approved a controversial bill which for the first time would put a government in charge of production and distribution of legal marijuana.

01 August 2013