New Zealand parliament to vote on gay marriage
New Zealand lawmakers will hold a vote on allowing gay marriage after a proposal to change the law was listed on parliament's agenda Thursday.
Half of construction companies will close in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan authorities will toughen licensing requirements and issue licenses for construction of social facilities and housing only to major companies.
America resigns itself to gun law stalemate
Despite profound soul-searching over the Colorado shooting rampage, there is no political willingness to end the long stalemate over the toxic gun law issue, particularly in a US election year.
French lawmakers vote to cut pay of president, PM
French lawmakers voted Thursday to reduce the salaries of President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault by 30 percent as part of a series of budget-cutting moves.
UK immigration laws spark Pakistan wedding boom
New British immigration laws have unleashed a stampede to wed and a frenzy of English lessons for Pakistanis desperate to migrate as new restrictions come into effect.
TV and radio will be down in Almaty on July 10-18
The downtime is related to the maintenance works at Kok Tobe TV and radio station.
Guyana suspends gold, diamond mining permits
The South American country of Guyana said Friday it had suspended the granting of new permits to mine for gold and diamonds in rivers because of concerns over widespread pollution.
Cool reception for Australia's climate tax: poll
Australia's new carbon tax received a cool reception in a poll Monday, showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard's mechanism to tackle climate change is unpopular and her government on track to lose office.
Kazakhstan will ban checks of small business by end of 2012
Kazakhstan will adopt a law forbidding audits and inspections of small business by the end of 2012.