Australia fumes at UK ban on historic kangaroo, dingo artThe National Gallery of Australia on Thursday blasted Britain's decision to block the export of two historic paintings of a kangaroo and a dingo as depriving the nation of its heritage.
McDonald's Japan 'sorry' over homeless banMcDonald's Japan issued an apology Friday after it was revealed one of its outlets had posted a notice banning homeless people for more than a year.
Malaysia Catholic newspaper loses fight to use 'Allah'An appeals panel ruled Monday that a Malaysian Catholic newspaper could not use "Allah" to refer to the Christian God, in a case that sparked attacks on places of worship three years ago.
Japan asks WTO to intervene on S.Korean atomic fish banJapan has asked the World Trade Organisation to step into a row over Seoul's import ban on fish caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said Tuesday.
08 October 2013
Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade againSerbia on Friday banned Gay Pride for the third year running, saying the risk of allowing the parade to go ahead was too high.
28 September 2013
Brazil territory bans sales of toy gunsA Brazilian territory is believed to have become the first region in Latin America to ban the sale of toy guns as the country attempts to staunch an epidemic of firearm-related crime.
25 September 2013
Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activitiesAn Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered its assets seized, in the latest blow to the Islamist movement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi.
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.
Some Samsung imports banned in US patent case The US International Trade Commission on Friday blocked imports of some older model Samsung mobile devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean company had violated its patents.
10 August 2013
Russia bans top Ukrainian chocolate brand Russia has banned imports of a popular Ukrainian chocolate brand, the Kremlin's chief sanitary official said Monday, as Moscow steps up efforts to retain influence over its EU-inclined neighbour.
31 July 2013
Australian doctors call for ban on smacking kidsAustralian doctors Friday called for the smacking of children by parents to be made illegal, saying it was too easy to blur the line between reasonable discipline and abuse.