The Australian government has been accused of peddling an anti-Muslim sentiment, following the shocking results of a poll which showed almost half of Australia would support a ban on Muslim immigration.
The Indian government has moved to ban commercial surrogacy, sparking fears that the multibillion-dollar industry could go underground.
The decision to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Paralympics over allegations of a doping program in Russia is "cynical," Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.
Russian athletes on Thursday (July 21) reacted with a mixture of anger and despair after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dashed their dreams of competing at the Rio Olympics by rejecting an appeal against a ban for doping.
Many people and some rights groups have responded positively to a recent decision by Sadiq Khan, London's newly-elected mayor, to ban ads stirring up "body confidence issues" on the city's public transport network starting from July.
The aftermath of yet another deadly mass shooting in the U.S. city Orlando had brought about furious debate on gun control and immigration policy, putting the nation into a polarizing disarray.
A day after being hailed as victor in the Philippine presidential race, maverick anti-crime mayor Rodrigo Duterte vowed to keep his campaign promises.
A day after being hailed as victor in the Philippine presidential race, maverick anti-crime mayor Rodrigo Duterte vowed to keep his campaign promises.
The European Union (EU) is expected to lift a ban on Zambian registered planes flying over Europe airspace next month, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Nitish Kumar, chief minister of eastern Indian state of Bihar, has called on women to destroy all local liquor factories.
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has activated an annual fishing ban along the Yangtze River, extending it from the usual three months to four months.
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been banned by the FIFA ethics committee for eight years each on Monday.
Every night he departs from the Tangming police station to persuade newly-weds to forego tradition and avoid lighting off midnight fireworks for their wedding ceremony. More often than not, he is scolded as a buzzkill.
U.S. House passes bill to lift oil export ban, veto looming
China's New Year blockbuster "Gone With The Bullets" was given an award of shame for excessive smoking as part of the country's latest anti-tobacco campaign.
Chinese supercomputer builders have downplayed a U.S. government ban on selling Intel processors to China and said the ban may instead boost homegrown expertise.
China's top legislature began Monday reviewing a draft amendment to the Advertisement Law that proposes a ban on baby formula and tobacco advertising.
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