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Photo a courtesy of wikimedia.org Turkey considers compensating Kazakhstan for spoilt vacation The Turkish government is ready to consider Kazakhstan’s claims against Turkish Qualitum Tour company.
28 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Ints Kalnins  Sherlock Holmes is free, US judge rules The beloved British detective Sherlock Holmes is now free to be reimagined in the United States after a federal judge ruled that licensing fees are no longer required.
28 декабря 2013
China formally abolishes labour camps: state media China's top legislative committee on Saturday formally abolished the country's "re-education through labour" camps and approved a loosening of its one-child policy, state media reported.
28 декабря 2013
Obama signs defense, budget bills into law President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday the compromise US budget bill recently negotiated by feuding lawmakers and a massive defense measure that takes a step toward ultimate closure of Guantanamo.
27 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Luke MacGregor Coloured tattoos escape ban in France Tattoo artists in France, who were up in arms about a government ban on certain dyes, say the health ministry has reassured them they will be able to keep using coloured ink, attributing the uproar to a misunderstanding of thousands of pages of regulations.
26 декабря 2013
US 'concern' over Uganda anti-gay bill The United States voiced concern on Tuesday over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by Uganda's parliament.
26 декабря 2013
Bolivia leader -- an ex-child worker -- opposes child labor age President Evo Morales said Monday he opposed any outright ban on child labor or setting a minimum age for workers in Bolivia -- as a former child worker, himself.
24 декабря 2013
Pakistan court says it cannot lift Musharraf travel ban A Pakistani court on Monday said it was unable to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a day before his trial for treason was due to start.
23 декабря 2013
Uganda adopts tough anti-gay bill Uganda's parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, sparking an international outcry as lawmakers hailed it as a victory against "evil".
21 декабря 2013
Azamat Tenizbayev (L). Photo courtesy of the sportsman's personal page in VKontakte Kazakh teen released on bail is electronically tagged in London The Kazakh teenager, arrested on charges of sexual harassment, was released on bailed but has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet.
20 декабря 2013
©Yaroslav Radlovsky Toyota spare parts traders refuse to import goods from Russia Almaty Toyota spare part traders say that the scheme proposed by official Toyota brand representative in Kazakhstan is cost-inefficient .
16 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Larry Downing US to cut funding on Turkish Chinese-missile purchase The US Congress is set to adopt a law next week forbidding Turkey from using American funds to acquire a $4 billion missile system from a Chinese company blacklisted by Washington.
14 декабря 2013
Wine dealer 'lied over fake vintages': US trial Renowned wine collector Rudy Kurniawan forged some of the finest vintages in the world, a series of French experts told his New York fraud trial Thursday.
13 декабря 2013
©Reuters Kazakhstan Financial Police insists on capping cash-outs Kazakhstan Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (the Financial Police) is calling the Government to introduce restrictions for cash withdrawals.
13 декабря 2013
Mexican congressmen applaud after Mexico Congress approves the biggest oil sector shake-up in the lower house in Mexico City December 12, 2013. ©Reuters/Henry Romero Mexico's Congress approves historic oil reform Mexico's Congress approved historic energy reform Thursday aimed at luring foreign oil firms back into the country and ending the state's 75-year-old monopoly following a heated debate.
13 декабря 2013
Australia's top court overrules gay marriage in capital Australia's High Court on Thursday struck down gay marriage in the nation's capital where dozens have wed under a landmark law, ruling that parliament must decide whether to approve same-sex unions.
13 декабря 2013
Chris Smith, the author of the legislation. ©Reuters/Bruno Domingos US House votes to get tough on child abduction The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to punish countries that do not promptly return abducted children, upping pressure in an issue that has soured relations with Japan and other allies.
12 декабря 2013
India's top court upholds law criminalising gay sex India's Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a colonial-era law criminalising homosexuality in a landmark judgment that crushes activists' hopes for guarantees on sexual freedom in the world's biggest democracy.
11 декабря 2013
Uruguay becomes world's first country to legalize marijuana trade Uruguay's Senate has approved ground-breaking legislation legalizing marijuana, becoming the first nation in the world to oversee the production and sale of the drug.
11 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Olivia Harris Star wine dealer goes on trial for fraud in NYC Star Indonesian-born wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan went on trial in New York Monday, accused of blending ordinary wines into fake vintages in his California kitchen to sell to wealthy collectors.
10 декабря 2013

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