Singapore lifts oral and anal sex ban
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Singapore MPs legalise oral and anal sex but ban stays for homosexuals.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a  ban on contacts with the Palestinians on Wednesday after  Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on  Israelis and officials from both sides met within hours.
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An Australian hotel catering for  homosexuals has won the right to ban heterosexuals from its  bars so as to provide a safe and comfortable venue for gay men.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis, and officials from both sides met within hours.
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Singapore's parliament votes against a controversial proposal to decriminalise sex between men.
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ON TUESDAY, Singapore&#39;s highest-ranking United Nations official was cleared of sexual harassment and favouritism allegations. But instead of giving closure to an unfortunate situation, a wire report on Friday
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Egypt strengthened its ban on female genital cutting on Thursday by eliminating a legal loophole allowing girls to undergo the procedure for health reasons, the health ministry said.
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The Senate voted Thursday to lift restrictions on family planning aid to overseas health organizations that perform abortions or promote the procedure as a method of family planning.
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Singapore is allowing 22 blacklisted  anti-globalization activists to enter the country, following  withering criticism of the ban from World Bank President Paul  Wolfowitz.
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The Hamas-led Education Ministry lifts a ban on a Palestinian folktale book following public outcry.
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A special sitting of Pitcairn Island&#39;s court has lifted the order suppressing the names of the seven accused facing sexual abuse charges.
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The House yesterday lifted a nine-year-old ban on using D.C. tax dollars to provide clean needles to drug addicts, handing city leaders what they consider a crucial new weapon against a severe AIDS epidemic.
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The Zimbabwe government said on Thursday it had lifted a ban on 13 British journalists who wanted to cover the forthcoming cricket tour by England of Zimbabwe.
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Gender rights activists Thursday hailed the legislature's approval of an anti-rape law that widens the definition of the crime and makes it illegal in Thailand for a husband to have sex with his wife without her consent.
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Iran has lifted its ban on visits to a nuclear facility by U.N. experts and now will allow them to inspect the site, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday.
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An opposition politician in Singapore and social activists have welcomed a promise from Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to ease restrictions on political debate.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australia's parliament lifted a ban Wednesday on cloning human embryos for stem cell research despite opposition from the prime minister and other party leaders.