Judge in SD smoking ban case says issue is legally eligible to be referred to voters

Judge: SD smoking ban can be referred to voters

Missouri county voters OK smoking ban in most public places; measure also affects St. Louis

Mo. county OKs smoking ban in most public places

Judge refuses secondhand smoke testimony in South Dakota smoking ban lawsuit

SD judge refuses secondhand smoke testimony

Health officials, advocates to seek smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Oklahoma

Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma

Report finds workplace, restaurant smoking bans reduce nonsmokers’ risk of heart attacks

WASHINGTON — A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers.

No ifs, ands or buts: Syria becomes latest in tobacco-loving Mideast to ban smoking in public

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

Syrian president bans smoking in public places, first such sweeping decree in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

Butt out of Central Park _ NYC wants to make parks smoke-free

NEW YORK — New York City’s famous parks may be going smoke-free.

Ban smoking in the military? No way, say many troops

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

Official: Smoking ban in effect at Ky. prison where inmates rioted and burned down buildings

BURGIN, Ky. — A government official says smoking has been banned — at least temporarily — at a Kentucky prison where several buildings were burned down during an inmate riot.

With bombings and shootings down, Iraq turns to more mundane things _ curbing smoking

BAGHDAD — After six years of war and terrorist bombings, Iraq is moving against a different killer in its midst — smoking.

Iraqi Cabinet approves legislation to ban smoking in public spaces

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a draft bill to stamp out smoking in public places, the first such bill in a country where lighting up is virtually a rite of passage for most young men, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Turkey extends smoking ban to bars and restaurants; business owners fear ban will hurt them

ANKARA, Turkey — Patrons of a usually smoke-filled hookah bar stepped outside to light up Sunday as Turkey extended a ban on indoor public smoking to bars, restaurants and coffeehouses.

Although study urges a tobacco-free military, Pentagon won’t ban smoking in a war zone

WASHINGTON — Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won’t ban tobacco products in war zones.

Pentagon won’t ban war zone smoking, despite study urging a tobacco-free military someday

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it won’t ban smoking by troops in war zones despite a recent study recommending a tobacco-free military.

New Greek law restricts public smoking _ but gamblers and mental patients exempt

ATHENS, Greece — Europe’s most nicotine-addicted nation adopted a new public smoking ban Wednesday in a bid to stub out the Greek habit of lighting up practically everywhere. Exceptions have been made for mental patients and gamblers.