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Colorado becomes second US state to legalize pot Colorado became the second US state to legalize marijuana for recreational use Monday, as its governor signed a voter-backed proposal into law.

12 December 2012

Weddings abound as Washington's gay marriage law kicks in Hundreds of same-sex couples flocked to get married in the northwest state of Washington on Sunday, the first day possible after the state approved gay marriage in a referendum in November.

11 December 2012

Kazakhstan Senator calls to consider Astana's architecture when constructing foreign embassies Senator Orynbai Rakhmanberdiyev calls foreign diplomatic missions to consider Astana’s architectural features when constructing their buildings.

10 December 2012

Supreme Court to take up issue of gay marriage The US Supreme Court on Friday decided to take up the sensitive issue of gay marriage, hearing challenges to a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples and California's ban on such unions.

09 December 2012

Washington state lights up as marijuana legalized Pot smokers lit up in Washington state Thursday as recreational marijuana became legal in a historic first for the United States, clouded by the fact that federal law still bans the practice.

07 December 2012

Malaysia to teach lawmakers what is corruption Malaysia's government will offer training to lawmakers to teach them how to avoid corruption, a key issue ahead of national elections that must be held by the middle of next year.

07 December 2012

Beijing to allow visa-free transit trips China will allow transit passengers from 45 countries including the US, Canada and all members of the EU to spend up to 72 hours in Beijing without a visa from next month.

07 December 2012

Poll finds growing US support for same-sex marriage Support is growing in the United States for marriage equality, two polls showed on Wednesday.

06 December 2012

Kazakhstan anti-monopoly agency approves of KazAeroNavigation's fares raise Kazakhstan Agency for Natural Monopolies Regulation did not support the application of KazAeroNavigation that wanted to increase the rates.

02 December 2012

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Chilean senate approves controversial fishing law Chile's senate approved a proposed new fisheries law Thursday amid opposition criticism that it would award fishing concessions to just a few families.

01 December 2012

Kazakhstan cuts political state positions 8-fold The number of political state workers will be cut 8-fold in Kazakhstan.

29 November 2012

Kazakhstan National Security Commission mulls isolating convicted terrorists Kazakhstan National Security Commission is thinking of a more efficient way of jailing convicted terrorists so that they do not spread their ideas among other prisoners.

29 November 2012

Kazakhstan may lift moratorium on new rights for natural resources development President Nazarbayev believes if a country region attracts investments to a deposit of natural resources, part of the proceedings should be retained by this particular region.

28 November 2012

UN passes first resolution on female mutilation The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.

27 November 2012

200 Kazakhstan companies checked for implication in financing terrorism The commission provided Kazakhstan's law-enforcement authorities with over 190 materials on organizations and persons allegedly involved in laundering of criminal money and financing terrorism: Iogan Merkel.

27 November 2012

New law to ban India's 'untouchable' toilet cleaners With both hands holding the basket of human excrement on her head, widowed grandmother Kela walks through a stream of sewage, up a mound of waste and then dumps the filth while cursing.

21 November 2012

Record number back UN vote against death penalty A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee calling for the abolition of the death penalty.

21 November 2012

San Francisco to vote on public nudity ban San Francisco lawmakers vote Tuesday on a proposal to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy West Coast city.

20 November 2012

Singapore eases death penalty policy The Singapore parliament has passed legal reforms abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking and murder cases, giving fresh hope to dozens of inmates awaiting execution.

16 November 2012