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Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.

• 01 августа 2013, 18:49

A long-running sit-in in Cairo by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi will be ended "in the framework of the law".

• 27 июля 2013, 11:33

The force-feeding of hunger striking inmates at the US prison in Guantanamo clearly violates medical ethics and international law.

• 25 июля 2013, 18:29

Kazakhstan Tourist Association is asking the authorities to postpone introduction of the ban on foreign charter flights until the end of the tourist season.

• 19 июля 2013, 14:38

The ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan has been postponed until October 1, 2013.

• 18 июля 2013, 11:22

The decision to ban foreign companies from making charter flights from Kazakhstan was made with observance of all the necessary procedures and was approved by all respective authorities: expert.

• 17 июля 2013, 15:55

Turkey is concerned about Kazakhstan’s ban on foreign charter flights.

• 17 июля 2013, 15:42

British lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales, paving the way for the first gay weddings in 2014.

• 17 июля 2013, 14:01

The regulation was introduced to provide more guarantees to the passengers and ensure proper control over the flights safety: Kazakhstan official.

• 17 июля 2013, 12:23

Greece's prime minister faces protests this week over a bill that must pass for the country to receive a fresh tranche of EU-IMF aid.

• 15 июля 2013, 11:05

The Texas senate late Friday approved a bill setting some of the strictest limits on abortion in the United States, just weeks after a filibuster by opposition Democrats dramatically thwarted the measure.

• 13 июля 2013, 17:59

The document is aimed at creating mechanism for prevention of tortures and other forms of illicit treatment to people in places of confinement.

• 08 июля 2013, 12:35

Wales will become the first country in the United Kingdom to adopt an organ and tissue donation scheme based on presumed consent after assembly members voted in favour of a bill.

• 04 июля 2013, 10:42

The daughter of a Chinese grandmother has been ordered to visit her at least once every two months, in the first case under a new law to protect the elderly.

• 03 июля 2013, 10:01

Gays and lesbians across the United States erupted in celebration Wednesday after the Supreme Court passed two landmark rulings on same-sex marriage in their favor.

• 27 июня 2013, 17:50

After refusing a string of cases dealing with the hot-button issue of abortion, the US Supreme Court waded back into the fray on Monday by accepting a case dealing with protests at clinics.

• 25 июня 2013, 18:57

Some experts believe that the law requiring frightening images to be printed on cigarette packs in Kazakhstan will not reduce the number of smokers.

• 17 июня 2013, 17:02

A landmark ruling won by an Australian gender trailblazer which finds that sex does not just mean male or female could have broader implications as society becomes more accepting of diversity.

• 17 июня 2013, 15:01

Kazakhstan Senate has approved the draft law supporting use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

• 14 июня 2013, 15:21

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally wrote Wednesday to hundreds of Big Apple donors, asking them to stop funding four Democratic senators who opposed tougher gun laws in Congress.

• 13 июня 2013, 17:19