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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban. ©REUTERS Hungary passes new law helping borrowers, hitting banks Hungary's parliament adopted a law compelling banks to pay compensation to borrowers hit by past interest rate hikes on loans deemed unfair by authorities.
25 September 2014
Turkey lifts ban on headscarves at high schools The Turkish government announced it was lifting a ban on female students wearing the Islamic headscarf at high schools.
23 September 2014
Spain's Catalan parliament approves independence vote law Catalonia's regional parliament passed a law that its leaders say will authorise them to hold a non-binding "consultation" on independence from Spain.
20 September 2014
©Tengrinews illustration Unregistered foreign channels may be prohibited from broadcasting in Kazakhstan A ranking Kazakhstani official raised the topic of preventing some foreign channels from broadcasting in Kazakhstan.
18 September 2014
Photo © tengrinews Third of surveyed Kazakhstanis do not believe in combating corruption A third of the surveyed Kazakhstanis do no believe in the effectiveness of combating corruption in Kazakhstan.
17 September 2014
Ecuador gay couples allowed to register partnerships After years of political battles, gay couples in Ecuador lined up to register their unions on their national identity cards like heterosexual couples.
16 September 2014
"Homosexualism, a threat to the nation" the poster says. Kazakhstan looks to ban gay 'propaganda' and identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA Kazakhstan activists urged the Kazakh Parliament to ban gay propaganda and prohibit the people known to be gay from holding public offices and serving in the army.
13 September 2014
©Reuters/Romeo Ranoco Kazakhstan toughens punishment for corruption The new Kazakhstan Criminal Code that will enter into force next year introduces a tougher punishment for bribes.
29 August 2014
Photo courtesy of complianceblog.ru Anti-corruption fight in Kazakhstan is not an easy ride Kazakhstan holds the 140th place in the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index and struggles to create a comprehensive anti-corruption program.
15 August 2014
N. Korea to publish 'rosy' human rights report North Korea said it would publish its own "rosy" human rights report, six months after a UN inquiry published a list of violations.
11 August 2014
Vice Minister of Education and Science Takir Balykbayev. Photo © Turar Kazangapov 2 applicants per university scholarship in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Education For the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, there are a little over 2 applicants per a scholarship.
07 August 2014
Photo © Tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan's anti-corruption movement to eradicate corruption through education A nationwide anti-corruption movement Zhanaru was initiated in Kazakhstan in the beginning of this year.
27 July 2014
Photo courtesy of infoflotforum.ru Underage teens risk live to take photo in Astana Two underage teens risked their lives for a beautiful photo in Astana.
25 July 2014
©RIA Novosti Nazarbayev signs new Criminal Code President of Kazakshtan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the new Criminal Code on July 3.
20 July 2014
Screenshot form TengrinewTV Tengrinews experiment: who follows alcohol prohibition law? Tengrinews reporters decided to conduct a small experiment to check if shop assistants followed the new law that prohibits alcohol sales after 9 p.m.
18 July 2014
©Reuters/Mick Tsikas Australian same-sex marriage support hits record-high: poll Support for same-sex marriage has reached a record high in Australia, a poll showed Tuesday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
16 July 2014
© Turar Kazangapov Kazakhstan extends ban on alcohol sales after daylight Strong and light alcoholic beverages in Kazakhstan are now sold at different times of day.
15 July 2014
©tengrinews Expert opinions not subject to prosecution under new rumours legislation in Kazakhstan: Merkel Expert opinions are not going to be subject to prosecution under the new amendments introducing up to 12 years of imprisonment for spreading rumors.
13 July 2014
©Reuters/Eduardo Munoz New York creates ID card for all, even illegal immigrants New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law creating an ID card for anyone who wants it, including illegal immigrants, amid a wider debate about immigrant rights.
12 July 2014
Photo courtesy of vk.com Tazhayakov's lawyer asks for impartial jury Tazhayakov's lawyer has asked the judge to question potential jury about they attitude to Muslims and ask other relevant questions to make sure none of them is biased against the Kazakhstani student.
11 July 2014

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