Polluted Paris forces thousands of cars off the road
Thousands of cars will be banned from Parisian roads on Monday as the city tries to curb dangerous pollution levels by introducing alternate driving days for the first time in nearly two decades.
Kazakhstan eyes prohibiting and restraining orders
Once Kazakhstan adopts its new Criminal Procedures Code, the country's courts will be able to pass orders prohibiting or restricting approaches by the defendant to the protected.
Russia blocks top opposition news sites
Russia has blocked three major opposition news websites as well as the popular blog of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the latest in a media crackdown that comes amid Moscow's standoff with the West over Ukraine.
Traumatic guns may soon be banned in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Senate (Upper Chamber of Parliament) has approved the law draft on introducing amendments and additions into the country's legislation related to the operation of the Internal Affairs Bodies.
Kazakhstan wants to bring $6 billion out of shadows of its economy
The Government of Kazakhstan is considering a package of countermeasures against its off-the-books economy for 2014-2015.
Kazakhstan Government fails to force businessmen to embrace non-cash transactions
Kazakhstan Government has failed to force businessmen to start relying on non-cash transactions.
Kazakhstan postpones introduction of greenhouse gas emission fines
GHG emission fines mounted so high in 2013 that Kazakhstan decided to postpone introduction of the fines and cut the fine in two.
Uruguay slams 'old school' UN over world-first pot plans
Uruguay lashed out at the United Nations, labeling the world body "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law.
Falsely diagnosed orphans and abandoned children of South Kazakhstan Oblast
More cases of false diagnosing of orphans have been discovered in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
New Zealand prostitute wins sex harassment claim
A New Zealand prostitute has won substantial damages for sexual harassment by a brothel owner, with sex workers hailing the decision as a landmark ruling that shows the country as a world leader in protecting their rights.
US top court refuses to review youth gun restrictions
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review restrictions on handguns for young people, dealing a blow to arms activists.
Uganda president to sign anti-gay bill into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law Monday a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life, despite international pressure.
Made in USA: Pentagon to use only 100% American flags
It is the ultimate symbol of chest-thumping American patriotic pride and now the United States flag must be "100 percent made in the USA" -- at least where the Pentagon is concerned.
International Arbitrations bring $3 billion to Kazakhstan in 2013
Kazakhstan won $3 billion in international arbitrations in 2013.
Japan public sceptical on death penalty: study
Japan's public is less enthusiastic about capital punishment than government research shows, a new study has claimed, amid an acceleration in the rate of executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
New Zealand court finds raid on Kim Dotcom was legal
A New Zealand appeals court ruled Wednesday that police acted legally when armed officers raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's Auckland mansion as part of a US-led online piracy probe.
Italy and Kazakhstan working on extradition agreement
The Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliament is considering a draft agreement on extradition of convicts to and from Italy.
Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
International court to hear Croatia, Serbia genocide claims
The UN's highest International Court of Justice is to hear arguments next month in a long-running genocide case that threatens to sour relations between Croatia and Serbia.
China gay activists' message for Putin on Valentine's Day
A group of gay and lesbian activists staged a Valentine's Day kissing protest in Beijing Friday aimed at highlighting Russia's controversial anti-homosexuality laws.