EU agrees anti-tax evasion dealThe EU agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures to make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes.
Israel supreme court strikes down landmark gas dealIsrael's top court on Sunday struck down a landmark deal regulating exploitation of Mediterranean gas reserves, in a major defeat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
28 March 2016
In US gun control, not all laws are equalGun deaths in the United States can be slashed by 90 percent through universal application of laws requiring background checks of buyers.
11 March 2016
New Zealand bans 'zero hour' contractsNew Zealand has passed legislation banning 'zero hour' contractsto end the use of deals criticised as exploitative.
Headscarf ban in West Kazakhstan prevents girl from entering schoolA six-year old girl in West Kazakhstan cannot go to school because of the ban on headwear in the school's charter. Parents of the girl filed a lawsuit citing the Constitution but lost. They are going to appeal.
27 October 2014
Mobile phones to be used to make paymentsThe new legislation will cover new types of payments. It will set a legal framework for mobile carriers to make payments, using the subscribers’ accounts: Central Bank official.