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Ireland awaits count in historic gay marriage vote 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.

23 May 2015

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

29 April 2015

Finland takes first step towards legalising gay marriage 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.

29 November 2014

Pope braced for marriage clash as world's bishops meet Nice-guy Pope Francis looks set to have his mettle tested by his first mutiny in the ranks this weekend at a Catholic meeting.

03 October 2014

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

29 September 2014

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

16 September 2014

Gay marriage set to make grand US Supreme Court return The US Supreme Court this week made plans toward revisiting gay marriage.

13 September 2014

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

10 September 2014

Clooney to wed in Venice in 'couple of weeks' 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.

09 September 2014

In Iran, love is rarely a many-splendoured thing Mahnaz divorced after marrying young because of the pressures of a society that she feels often ignores a relationship's most important ingredient: love.

26 August 2014

US Supreme Court blocks same-sex marriages in Virginia The Supreme Court put a hold on gay marriages in Virginia, as it weighs whether to legalize same-sex marriage across the United States.

21 August 2014

The East is wed: China seeks brides for richer, for poorer Their marriages were arranged for cash, but some of the Vietnamese women say they are living happily ever after.

18 August 2014

Australian same-sex marriage support hits record-high: poll Support for same-sex marriage has reached a record high in Australia, a poll showed Tuesday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on the issue.

16 July 2014

Napoleon and Josephine's marriage certificate for sale It was one of the greatest love stories in history and now the marriage certificate that sealed the union of Napoleon and his first wife Josephine is to be sold at auction in September.

10 July 2014

Mass gay wedding in Toronto for 115 couples Australians Richard Laslett and Collin Gunther waited 37 years to say "I do" to one another.

27 June 2014

Religious right looks beyond gay marriage to next battles "We are in a war."

21 June 2014

Costa Rica to allow gay couples to share health benefits Costa Rica's social security administration has agreed to allow same-sex couples to share health and pension benefits, even though the conservative Central American country bans gay marriage.

24 May 2014

Italian court recognises gay marriage for first time An Italian court on Wednesday recognised a gay couple as married for the first time in Italy, which does not have any form of official acknowledgement of same-sex unions.

10 April 2014

Elton John to marry longtime partner Pop icon Elton John says he will tie the knot with partner David Furnish now that his native Britain has legalized gay marriage.

31 March 2014

First gay marriages take place in England and Wales Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" on Friday night as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality.

29 March 2014

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