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Sexy prom dresses might just be too hot for teacher this year. High schools across the nation are moving to ban provocative prom attire, with strict dress codes for students wishing to attend the teenage rite of passage.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard backed a ban on Chinese telecoms firm Huawei from tendering for major government contracts on Thursday after Beijing raised concerns about fair treatment for Chinese firms.

Sarkozy said he would ban certain Imams invited to attend a congress by the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF), a group regarded as being close to Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.

A New Jersey middle school banned its sixth through eighth grade students from hugging due to inappropriate behavior.

The Senate Thursday voted overwhelmingly to send President Barack Obama legislation imposing new curbs on insider trading by members of Congress, even though the measure was weaker than a version it passed in February.

Brazil's Congress postponed key legislation about the 2014 World Cup Wednesday, frustrating FIFA officials further who say passage of the bill is needed to begin preparations for the competition.

Israel is moving closer to eliminating potentially dangerous physical standards in the country's fashion industry with a law that bans too-skinny models from working unless they meet a specific body mass index (BMI).

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum promises to vigorously enforce laws to ban hardcore pornography in internet if he becomes president.

The move comes amid a new wave of sanctions designed by the U.S. and EU to further pressure Tehran to halt its alleged development of nuclear weapons.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday a Dutch court rejected its 3G patent bid to ban sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands.

Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> said on Thursday a Dutch court rejected its 3G patent bid to ban sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday a Dutch court rejected its 3G patent bid to ban sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands.

Indian cotton shipments will resume for previously registered sales, but the government ban on new cotton exports will remain in effect until a review within the next two weeks.

Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by UEFA after falling apart with referee Damir Skomina following Arsenal's 3-0 win over AC Milan on Tuesday night.

Vermonters overwhelmingly voted in favor of constitutional amendment that would clearly state that corporations do not have the same constitutionally-protected rights as human beings.

Campbell's announced that they will phase the controversial chemical BPA out from all of its cans. The announcement comes as the FDA considers a ban on BPA in all food and drink packages.

India announced on Monday an immediate ban on all cotton exports until further notice, cutting off the world's second-largest exporter of cotton, in an unexplained move that could limit global supplies and drive up prices.

Florida's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday that would bar domestic courtrooms from considering foreign law, a move many have interpreted as the latest contribution to a burgeoning national movement to ban Sharia law.

The lifting of a travel ban on seven Americans in Egypt eases some of the nascent tension between Cairo and the Washington D.C. This has been the worst diplomatic crisis between the two nations in three decades, aggravated by a recent context of unease in diplomatic relations between Egypt and the West.

The activists are all accused of obtaining foreign funds without the proper approval of Egyptian authorities and carrying out political activities unrelated to their work.

The Village of Bath, N.Y., could be the latest local government in the state to bar hydraulic fracturing within its own municipal limits when it hosts a March 19 public hearing to adopt a fracking moratorium.