Voters in Switzerland, one of the last Western European countries that still bans gay marriage, will decide in a referendum on Sunday whether to allow same-sex couples to get married and adopt children.

Swiss to vote on allowing same-sex marriage in referendum

San Marino, one of Europe's smallest countries is preparing to head to the polls on Sunday to vote in a historic referendum on abortion dating back to 1865 in the landlocked enclave.

San Marino to vote in a historic referendum on abortion

Mexicans began voting Sunday in a national referendum promoted by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether to investigate and prosecute his predecessors for alleged corruption.

Mexico holds referendum on prosecuting ex-presidents

France's Europe Minister Clement Beaune on Friday criticised a planned referendum by Hungary over a controversial law slammed as an attack on LGBTQ rights by Brussels.

France concerned by Hungary LGBTQ law referendum

Gibraltar was voting Thursday on plans to ease draconian abortion laws in a referendum delayed for over a year by the coronavirus pandemic. The issue has exposed sharply opposing views within the tiny, normally closely-knit British enclave at the southernmost tip of Spain, which is home to some 32,000 people.

Gibraltar votes in postponed abortion referendum

Voters in Kyrgyzstan supported handing greater powers to the presidency in a referendum on Sunday, confirming public trust in the populist head of state Sadyr Japarov, although the turnout was low.

Kyrgyzstan referendum backs presidential rule 

New Zealanders overwhelmingly supported legalising euthanasia in a referendum held on October 17, preliminary data showed. However, vote on permitting recreational cannabis set to fail with 53 per cent opposing the move, as per the initial data.

New Zealand: Euthanasia gets immense support, suspense on marijuana continues

It's a new dawn for Chile as its people have spoken in no uncertain terms that they want a new constitution. One that promises equality in a rigorously capitalist society.

Chile's constitutional referendum and the challenges ahead

Guinea President Alpha Conde said on Thursday that he would seek a public referendum on a new constitution, a move his opponents fear he will use as a pretext to hang onto power beyond the end of his constitutional mandate.

Guinea president announces constitutional referendum that could keep him in power

Venetians gave the cold shoulder to the fifth vote in 40 years to break away from sister city Mestre on the Italian mainland, with little expectation of a parting of the ways.

Venetians reject referendum on splitting from Mestre

Brexit basics: What it is and why does it matter?

The Scottish National Party will call for a new referendum on independence next year, its leader said on Tuesday, after polls indicated growing support of a breakaway from the rest of Britain.

Scottish nationalists want new independence referendum in 2020

Australia government promises to hold vote on aboriginal rights

Australia to vote landmark vote

After three days of voting, Egyptians approved a constitutional referendum that will allow Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to remain in office until 2030. watch this and many more stories like this from the West-Asian part of the world, on The West Asia post, every Friday at 8:30 pm, only on WION, World Is One.

The West Asia Post: Al-Sisi wins referendum to extend rule

After three days of voting, Egyptians approved a constitutional referendum that will allow Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to remain in office until 2030. watch this and many more stories like this from the West-Asian part of the world, on The West Asia post, every Friday at 8:30 pm, only on WION, world is one.

Living in Gaza is not easy for human beings, let alone animals. it's high time they move to safer habitats. watch this and many more stories like this from the West-Asian part of the world, on the West Asia Post, every Friday at 8:30 pm, only on WION, world is one.

The West Asia Post: Animals evacuated from Gaza's last zoo

Gravitas: Are referendums healthy for democracy?

Asian markets staged a tentative recovery Tuesday from the previous day's steep losses, with investors increasingly anxious about the state of the global economy.

Asian markets rise but traders on edge over global outlook

Brexit Chaos: British Parliament vote to delay Brexit

A majority of voters in a referendum on Okinawa opposed a plan to relocate a US military base within the southern Japanese island, but the central government said on Monday it intended to press ahead with its construction plans.

Japan to push ahead with US base relocation despite Okinawa referendum result

More than 70 per cent of voters in Japan’s Okinawa islands objected in a referendum to the relocation of a US military base within the region, according to the results announced on Monday.

Japan’s Okinawa rejects transfer of US military base in a referendum

The pound dropped Monday following weak UK construction data and as Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to try and finally unlock the Brexit stalemate. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index, featuring large multinationals earning in dollars and euros, climbed to a two-month high above 7,000 points thanks to the weaker pound.

Pound falls as PM May plans fresh Brexit assault

The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service in the country's restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming "yes" vote.

Philippines vows to crush 'terrorists' after church bombs kill 20

Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer. Taiwan's top court legalised same-sex marriage in May 2017, the first place in Asia to do so, and ruled that it must be brought in within two years, but the government has made little progress in the face of opposition from conservative groups.

Anti-gay marriage groups win Taiwan referendum battle

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