Curfews and bans won&#39;t work: Victoria
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The Victorian government has called on Prime Minister John Howard for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the problems in indigenous communities.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on  Thursday proposed the state ban the sale and rental of violent  and sexually explicit video games for children under 18, a  restriction that has failed so far elsewhere in the country.
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The government said Wednesday it would ban travel between provinces and extend the hours of a curfew as part of heightened security before Iraq's weekend elections.
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A curfew is in effect in Baghdad banning virtually all movement in the city, police said.
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The first minister says he may still press for a ban on airguns if legislation proves ineffective.
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Tough new regulations put a curfew on the misuse of fireworks across Scotland.
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Britain will not yield to acts of &quot;evil&quot;, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday after three botched attacks in two days in London and Glasgow.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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Smokers can merrily puff away without fear of prosecution in one English city&#39;s pubs because officials failed to introduce powers to impose a national ban, the local council admitted Wednesday.
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"We cannot have a reincarnation of the old 'sus' laws under which mostly black people, ethnic minorities, were literally stopped on sight and that created a really bad atmosphere and an erosion of civil liberties."  British police could get powers to stop and question anyone in the UK under proposed tough new anti-terror laws. via Boston Today
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The Australian government has rejected calls for an overhaul of its anti-terrorism laws, after a high level committee of security and legal experts recommended key changes to protect human rights.
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An Aboriginal town threatened to ban tourists from scaling giant Ayers Rock in central Australia to protest a heavy-handed government crackdown on child abuse in Aboriginal areas, a local leader said Tuesday.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he opposed stricter laws for juvenile delinquents, despite a public outcry sparked by a crime wave involving teenagers.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the laws banning protests in Parliament Square need to be changed.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has disputed a warning by a leading US terrorism expert that the city of Melbourne was at heightened risk of an Al-Qaeda attack within the next year.
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Police and legal representatives  denounced proposals being considered by the government to issue  on-the-spot fines to offenders for a range of serious crimes  such as assault or theft.
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SAINT-QUENTIN, NB -- New Brunswick&#39;s health minister says he won&#39;t respond to demonstrators blocking a highway in the province until they end their protest.