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The Turkish Grand National Assembly passed a bill Thursday that prohibits smoking in government buildings, offices, bars and restaurants, and imposes stiff penalties for noncompliance. People caught smoking in designated non-smoking areas could be fined 50 Turkish...

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution against "defamation of religion," expressing concern about laws that have led to religions discrimination and profiling since Sept. 11. The resolution urges all:States to provide, within their respective...

A Lebanese court handed down sentences Tuesday for two defendants convicted of attempted mass murder for their role in a 2006 plot to blow up trains in Germany . Youssef al-Haj Deeb, currently in custody in Germany, was...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said Tuesday that Pennsylvania and several other states will file lawsuits against tobacco company RJ Reynolds for violating an agreement not to use cartoon characters to advertise tobacco products. A...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport , 06-457, where the Court is considering whether a Maine tobacco transport law...

The government of Nigeria filed a lawsuit in a Nigerian federal court Wednesday against local tobacco producer International Tobacco Company, Ltd. and international tobacco producers British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International [corporate...

The US Supreme Court Monday turned back a number of cases brought before it for review, including the appeal of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan challenging the constitutionality...

Assistant US Attorney General Peter D. Keisler announced his resignation as head of the US Department of Justice's Civil Division Thursday, effective September 21. During his tenure at the Justice Department, Keisler was...

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved a bill Wednesday to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ,...

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan said Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration is currently unable to handle the responsibility of tobacco regulation. A bill introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) ...