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California Governor Jerry Brown announced on Sunday that he signed a bill preventing local authorities from banning the practice of male circumcision.

Taking a stand for animal rights over fashion, the tiny, tony municipality of West Hollywood is set to impose a ban on the sale of fur clothing within its boundaries.

Reportedly, 6,000 foreigners cross the border into Maastricht daily.

A health teacher also punished his students by lowering their grades.

States such as Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana have all enacted legislation banning saggy pants.

Under the Saudi’s conservative laws, women needed the permission of a male guardian to work, to marry, to divorce, to travel abroad, and to undergo certain kinds of surgery.

Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc fought the latest battle of their patent wars on Monday when the Korean firm urged a Dutch court to ban Apple's iPads and iPhones in the Netherlands.

Missouri lawmakers on Friday overturned a pending state law that would have banned private chatting between teachers and students on social media sites such as Facebook.

Environmentalists can breath a little easier after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was banning over-the-counter asthma inhalers, citing hazardous chemicals the spray emits.

New York appeals court has lifted a ban on the $18bn judgment against the oil giant, Chevron for environment damage in Ecuador.

Just a few weeks before Apple is said to be releasing its most anticipated iPhone 5, which could halt Samsung’s aggravating success with the Galaxy Line, the South Korean firm is considering legal action to ban the sales of the upcoming iPhone.

An 18-year-old ban on openly gay soldiers known as Don't Ask Don't Tell expires on Tuesday, when the military will officially begin processing applications it has already received from openly gay recruits.

Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, is planning to take strong legal actions to ban iPhone 5, expected sometime in October, in Korean market, according to a new report.

Samsung Electronics Co. has accused Apple of patent infringement in Australia, widening a growing dispute between the two companies over smartphone technologies. Samsung is also appealing a German court's ruling to ban the sale of its Galaxy Tab in Germany.

The government should ban truckers from using cellphones while driving except in emergencies, transportation safety investigators said on Tuesday.

Campaigns to protect the shark species have seen progresses last week, with the California Senate passing the ban on sales and possession of shark fins last Tuesday. In Toronto, the City Council voted unanimously to support a city-wide ban on the sales and consumption of shark fin on Friday.

Samsung must take its Galaxy Tab 10.1 somewhere else besides Germany because a German court backed Apple, the world's most valuable technology company, and banned sales of the tablet computer in the country.

England, Scotland and Wales will lift a lifetime ban on blood donations by homosexual and bisexual men, but only those who have not had sex in the past 12 months will be able to donate.

Apple is now seeking to ban sales of Samsung-based devices in Japan.

Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the iPhone and iPad, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two companies.

Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday.