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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his government would remain opposed to gay marriage during the current parliament, but suggested the issue could be put to a popular vote after the next election.

US actress Jennifer Aniston married her long-time boyfriend, fellow actor Justin Theroux, in a surprise ceremony in front of family and friends at their California hom.

Twenty gay and lesbian couples got married in a mass wedding on an Acapulco beach, one month after Mexico's top court all but legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

30 couples simultaneously married in Astana on July 6 - the birthday of Kazakhstan's capital.

Gay marriage may now be legal across the United States, but that doesn't mean people won't get fired if their boss sees the wedding photos.

US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.

Australia's opposition Labor party introduced a bill into parliament aimed at legalising same-sex marriage.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised a "full and frank" debate on gay marriage in response to an opposition-backed push for reform.

The Irish vote in favour of gay marriage constitutes "a defeat" that highlights a gap between the Church and modern society.

The once-dominant Catholic Church in Ireland was trying to come to terms with an overwhelming vote in favour of gay marriage.

Ireland waited Saturday to learn the outcome of a historic referendum on same-sex marriage, with crowds of anxiously optimistic "Yes" supporters expected at Dublin Castle to hear the result.

The US Supreme Court appeared dividedon whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed, as it weighs a potentially historic decision.

Finland's parliament voted in favour of same-sex marriage in a victory for campaigners who gathered thousands of signatures to force parliament to examine the issue.

Nice-guy Pope Francis looks set to have his mettle tested by his first mutiny in the ranks this weekend at a Catholic meeting.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin delighted crowds of onlookers as they took to the waters of Venice to show off their wedding rings.

After years of political battles, gay couples in Ecuador lined up to register their unions on their national identity cards like heterosexual couples.

The US Supreme Court this week made plans toward revisiting gay marriage.

18-year-old Indian girl has married a dog to break an evil spell that was supposed to bring misfortune to her first husband.

Clooney says he is to wed his fiancee in Venice in the next few weeks, less than a year afte lawyer began dating Hollywood's most eligible bachelo.

Mahnaz divorced after marrying young because of the pressures of a society that she feels often ignores a relationship's most important ingredient: love.
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