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US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform In a vote hailed by US President Barack Obama, the Senate on Thursday passed comprehensive immigration reform that would put 11 million undocumented people on a path to earning citizenship.

29 June 2013

Gays celebrate landmark US marriage rulings Gays and lesbians across the United States erupted in celebration Wednesday after the Supreme Court passed two landmark rulings on same-sex marriage in their favor.

27 June 2013

US Supreme Court steps back into abortion battle After refusing a string of cases dealing with the hot-button issue of abortion, the US Supreme Court waded back into the fray on Monday by accepting a case dealing with protests at clinics.

25 June 2013

Raising the retirement age for women will be painless: President Nazarbayev According to him, “by 2030 there will be one retired person for every 1.5 working people, with the ration reaching 1 to 1 further on”.

24 June 2013

Let children drive, Kazakhstan Interior Minister says Kazakhstan children will be officially allowed to drive vehicles.

24 June 2013

Nazarbayev signs pension reform law Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the law reforming the pension system and gradually increasing women's pension age from 58 to 63.

22 June 2013

Kazakhstan suggests to divert Irtysh River Kazakhstan Ministry of Regional Development has suggested to divert the Irtysh River flow into the central part of the country.

21 June 2013

Oil export duties raised in Kazakhstan The export duties on crude oil have changed in Kazakhstan.

20 June 2013

30-minute customs clearance of cars to be available in Almaty Almaty residents will be able to get customs clearance of their cars in less than 30 minutes in a specialized Service Center.

20 June 2013

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Australian court agrees, we're not all male or female A landmark ruling won by an Australian gender trailblazer which finds that sex does not just mean male or female could have broader implications as society becomes more accepting of diversity.

17 June 2013

'Intersex' included on Australia's new gender guidelines The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting "male", "female" or "intersex" on their personal documents.

14 June 2013

Kazakhstan Senate approves draft law on renewable energy sources Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law supporting use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

14 June 2013

Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.

14 June 2013

Bloomberg to donors: shun US senators over gun vote New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally wrote Wednesday to hundreds of Big Apple donors, asking them to stop funding four Democratic senators who opposed tougher gun laws in Congress.

13 June 2013

Bloomberg's $19 bn plan to guard NY against climate change New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled Tuesday a $19.5 billion plan to boost the city's defenses against climate change, seven months after superstorm Sandy devastated the US East Coast.

12 June 2013

Kazakhstan mulls postponing penalties for greenhouse gas emissions Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry is suggesting to postpone and lower the fines for exceeding greenhouse gas emission quotas.

12 June 2013

Immigration bill passes hurdles in US Senate Bolstered by support from President Barack Obama, a landmark immigration bill passed a pair of crucial test votes Tuesday in the US Senate, kicking off weeks of debate on the comprehensive reform.

12 June 2013

Calls to decriminalise drugs at Elton John HIV conference Former Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski on Sunday called for drug decriminalisation at the opening of a global conference to curb the spread of HIV, with backing from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

11 June 2013

Nazarbayev returns pension reform draft to parliament Executing the authority vested on me by the Constitutions, I am recommitting the draft to the parliament for revision of and voting on the timeframe of the raise of retirement age for women: President Nazarbayev.

08 June 2013