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Chilean senate approves controversial fishing law Chile's senate approved a proposed new fisheries law Thursday amid opposition criticism that it would award fishing concessions to just a few families.

01 December 2012

Majilis approved law on state educational deposits Kazakhstan Majilis approved a law to introduce a state educational deposits system in Kazakhstan.

28 November 2012

New law to ban India's 'untouchable' toilet cleaners With both hands holding the basket of human excrement on her head, widowed grandmother Kela walks through a stream of sewage, up a mound of waste and then dumps the filth while cursing.

21 November 2012

San Francisco to vote on public nudity ban San Francisco lawmakers vote Tuesday on a proposal to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free and easy West Coast city.

20 November 2012

Anti-gay marriage protesters rally in Paris Thousands of Catholics and other opponents of French government plans to legalise gay marriage and same-sex adoption marched in Paris on Sunday.

20 November 2012

Musicians blast bill to trim Pandora royalties A group of 125 leading musicians is calling on the US Congress to kill a bill backed by online broadcaster Pandora that would slash royalties on Internet radio.

18 November 2012

Singapore eases death penalty policy The Singapore parliament has passed legal reforms abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking and murder cases, giving fresh hope to dozens of inmates awaiting execution.

16 November 2012

Death sparks criticism of Irish abortion laws Ireland's tough abortion laws came under fire on Wednesday following the death of an Indian woman after doctors allegedly refused her a termination because it was against the laws of the Catholic country.

16 November 2012

SAfrica minister wants ban on insulting president A South African minister called for a legal ban on insulting a sitting president to counter what he said was a lack of respect from white South Africans.

15 November 2012

Nazarbayev signed convention on protection of kidnapped children Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a Law On ratification of the convention on civil-legal aspects of the international kidnapping of children.

14 November 2012

From pot to gay marriage, US voters have lots to decide From legalizing marijuana and gay marriage to wiping outdated segregation laws off Alabama's state constitution, US voters have a lot more to decide next week than simply picking the next president.

01 November 2012

Singapore may bin phone books over privacy fears Singapore is considering stopping the publication of free telephone directories listing residential and office numbers as privacy concerns mount.

25 October 2012

From pot to gay marriage, US voters have lots to decide From legalizing pot and gay marriage to wiping outdated segregation laws off Alabama's state constitution, US voters have a lot more to decide next month than simply picking the next president.

25 October 2012

MP accused Kazakhstan Economic Ministry of lobbying for tobacco companies The deputy was outraged at the new draft law on taxation presented in the lower chamber of Kazakhstan Parliament.

23 October 2012

Britain to get 'tough but intelligent' on law and order British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Monday call for a "tough but intelligent" approach to law and order, advocating a combination of tough prison sentences and lighter rehabilitation methods.

23 October 2012

EU 'regrets' Israeli settlement plan The European Union's foreign policy chief on Thursday criticised Israel's plan to build hundreds of homes in annexed east Jerusalem and called for it to hold fresh talks with the Palestinians.

20 October 2012

North Mali residents say Islamists increasingly brutal The Islamists who have seized control of Mali's desert north are growing increasingly brutal as they impose sharia on the region, even as they violate the strict Muslim law themselves, say fleeing residents.

19 October 2012

Nazarbayev signed law on mutual protection of investments with Austria Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on ratification of the Agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Austria on promotion and mutual protection of investments.

18 October 2012

VP pick Ryan bows to Romney line on abortion US vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan stood by his pro-life credentials Thursday but said a White House led by Mitt Romney would not try to ban rape victims from seeking abortions.

13 October 2012

Vietnam to free prostitutes from rehab: media Vietnam will free about 900 sex workers next year from compulsory rehabilitation centres across the country, state media reported Thursday.

12 October 2012

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