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US trying to help families adopt Russian kids Washington is trying to help hundreds of American families whose dreams of adopting a child from Russia are in limbo after the passage of a controversial Russian law.

10 January 2013

Passions rise in France ahead of anti gay marriage protest Passions and tensions are rising in France ahead of an expected giant weekend rally against the government's plan to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption that has angered influential Catholic and Muslim groups.

09 January 2013

Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' bill into law President Barack Obama has signed into law a contentious compromise bill hammered out in Congress that narrowly averted the US 'fiscal cliff of tax hikes and drastic, immediate cuts in spending.

03 January 2013

Nazarbayev signed amendments to state service law Kazakhstan President has signed amendments to Kazakhstan state service legislation called to improve efficiency of the state machine.

01 January 2013

China law says family members should visit elderly relatives China has passed a new law stipulating that family members should pay regular visits to their elderly relatives, according to the government's official website.

31 December 2012

Obama signs law against Iran's influence in Latin America President Barack Obama enacted a law Friday to counter Iran's alleged influence in Latin America, through a new diplomatic and political strategy to be designed by the State Department.

31 December 2012

Senate renews warrantless surveillance act The Senate approved a five-year extension Friday of a George W. Bush-era surveillance law that allows US spy agencies to conduct wiretapping on foreign citizens without a warrant.

31 December 2012

Philippines seeks unity after birth control law signed President Benigno Aquino's government called for reconciliation on Saturday after a "divisive" birth control act was signed into law despite bitter opposition from the influential Catholic church.

30 December 2012

US lobby issues point-blank 'no' on gun control The most powerful gun lobby in the United States stood firm Monday against any additional restraints on firearms and ammunition sales -- despite a national outcry in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre.

24 December 2012

Obama asked to retaliate over Russia adoption ban Tens of thousands of petitioners are calling for US President Barack Obama to escalate the diplomatic feud that led Moscow to propose a law barring Americans from adopting Russian children.

24 December 2012

Court puts Californian gay conversion ban on hold A US court put on hold Friday a new Californian law banning a form of therapy designed to change the sexual orientation of minors, pending a further appeal.

23 December 2012

US gun lobby urges armed police in every school The United States' most powerful pro-gun lobbying group demanded Friday that armed police be deployed to every school in the country following a mass shooting that left 20 young children dead.

22 December 2012

Obama wants concrete gun proposals within a month President Barack Obama put ending an "epidemic" of gun violence at the top of his second term agenda Wednesday, denying he was "on vacation" on the issue before last week's school massacre.

20 December 2012

Signs of evolving US gun debate after school tragedy New signs emerged Monday of an evolving US gun law debate, with several top lawmakers appearing more open to stiffening controls on firearms after the Connecticut school massacre.

18 December 2012

Kazakhstan adopts law on countering terrorism Kazakhstan Senators approved a draft law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Kazakhstan on Countering Terrorism in the second reading.

17 December 2012

US gun laws vary widely The horrific shooting that has left 20 young children and six adults dead in rural Connecticut revived the familiar US gun law debate, where restrictions vary widely between different states.

16 December 2012

Same laws must apply to bloggers, tweeters: Leveson The man who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal has warned that bloggers and tweeters should be subject to the same laws as traditional media outlets to prevent a decline in standards of journalism.

13 December 2012

Colorado becomes second US state to legalize pot Colorado became the second US state to legalize marijuana for recreational use Monday, as its governor signed a voter-backed proposal into law.

12 December 2012

Weddings abound as Washington's gay marriage law kicks in Hundreds of same-sex couples flocked to get married in the northwest state of Washington on Sunday, the first day possible after the state approved gay marriage in a referendum in November.

11 December 2012

Supreme Court to take up issue of gay marriage The US Supreme Court on Friday decided to take up the sensitive issue of gay marriage, hearing challenges to a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples and California's ban on such unions.

09 December 2012

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