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Kazakhstan bans import of cars manufactured before 2005 Euro-4 ecological standard will be introduced at the territory of Kazakhstan on July 1, 2013.

24 April 2013

White House: Boston attacks must not halt immigration reform The White House warned Monday that the deadly Boston Marathon attacks should not derail momentum towards immigration reform, as US lawmakers clashed over linking the two issues.

23 April 2013

France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the historic vote.

23 April 2013

Protesters in final bid to block France gay marriage law Tens of thousands of opponents of government plans to legalise gay marriage marched in Paris Sunday two days before a final vote on the bill, which has provoked fierce and sometimes violent protests.

22 April 2013

France's opponents of gay marriage fight to the end France's bitter debate over gay marriage is set to reach a potentially explosive climax on Sunday, two days before a bill legalising same-sex unions is due to be finally approved.

21 April 2013

Obama slams 'shameful' defeat of US gun reform Bristling with anger, President Barack Obama branded Wednesday's defeat of his gun reform drive in the US Senate as "shameful," and accused lawmakers of caving in to the powerful firearms lobby.

18 April 2013

Spain vows to tighten abortion law despite criticism Spain's centre-right government has vowed to "promptly" tighten the nation's abortion laws, angering the opposition Socialist Party which had eased access to the procedure.

18 April 2013

China foreign news ban criticised by media group A press freedom group Thursday criticised a ruling that bans Chinese journalists from quoting foreign news outlets without permission, a move that further tightens Beijing's control of the media.

18 April 2013

US lawmakers to unveil major immigration reform plan A bipartisan group of US lawmakers was set to unveil this week a major immigration reform proposal that could, if passed, provide a path to citizenship for millions of people in the country illigally.

17 April 2013

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Battle lines drawn as US Senate readies gun debate The most significant US Senate debate on gun laws in 20 years starts Tuesday with the chamber introducing a bipartisan compromise on background checks.

16 April 2013

National Intelligence Service to make sure Bolashak scholarship holders return to Kazakhstan to work off the state expenses Bolashak state-run program seeks to provide an opportunity for the most talented students from Kazakhstan to gain higher education at the best universities overseas.

16 April 2013

Hong Kong transsexual woman in last fight to wed boyfriend Hong Kong's highest court on Monday began hearing the final appeal of a transsexual woman who is seeking to wed her boyfriend, in a potentially groundbreaking case for the Chinese city.

15 April 2013

US Republicans oppose gay marriage, in Hollywood US Republicans reaffirmed their opposition to gay marriage Friday, as they closed a three-day meeting vowing to reach out to liberals, symbolically in the lion's den of liberal Hollywood.

14 April 2013

Uruguay approves same-sex marriage Uruguay's legislature voted Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages nationwide, making it only the second Latin American country to do so.

12 April 2013

US senators reach deal on gun-sale background checks Senators struck a hard-fought compromise Wednesday that could expand US background checks to all commercial firearms sales, which may result in the most ambitious change to gun laws since 1994.

11 April 2013

Obama slams Republicans for gun reform 'stunts' President Barack Obama accused Republicans of stooping to political stunts Monday to block gun reform, in a fervent appeal delivered close to the site of the Newtown school massacre.

09 April 2013

Every second Almaty cafe violates shisha law Almaty's bars and restaurants were checked for observance of the shisha-banning law.

09 April 2013

US Senate tilts toward support of gay marriage US Senator Bill Nelson endorsed gay marriage on Thursday, shifting the chamber in favor of rights for same-sex couples.

05 April 2013

Obama more optimistic on immigration than gun control US President Barack Obama said Thursday he was more upbeat about the prospects of immigration reform making it through Congress than tougher gun control legislation.

05 April 2013