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UN report warns of possible rise in child marriages
The number of girls who marry before their 18th birthday could increase dramatically over the next two decades, a new UN report warned Thursday.
12 October 2012
Arnie hopes to save marriage despite 'stupid' affairs
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he still hopes to salvage his marriage despite admitting multiple affairs, including one in which fathered a child with the family housekeeper.
02 October 2012
PHOTO: Newlyweds Parade held in Almaty
Svetlana and James Jubili were declared the most outstanding couple of the Parade.
25 September 2012
Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage
"Gangsta" rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have saved his marriage and gave him a new, "family first" outlook.
08 September 2012
Modern Kazakhstan women do not rush to get married
An average Kazakhstan woman is a successful employed woman with an education: expert.
02 September 2012
Taiwan couple in same-sex Buddhist wedding
Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage.
11 August 2012
Almaty citizens recommended to undergo medical examination before marriage
Almaty Civil Registration officials will instruct couples to arrange a visit family-planing centers before getting married.
10 August 2012
Gay taboo turns to pride in Vietnam
Communist Vietnam is considering legalising same-sex marriage, which would catapult it to the fore of gay rights in Asia, where traditional values dominate many societies and sodomy is illegal in some.
07 August 2012
Gays target US fast-food chain with 'kiss-in'
Gays and lesbians puckered up at "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States in protest over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage.
04 August 2012
Divorces on the rise again in Iraq
Divorces are on the rise in Iraq, official figures show, though the number of couples parting ways is still far lower than the latter years of Saddam Hussein's rule, and marriages much higher.
31 July 2012
North Korea's 'first lady' debut highlights secrecy
As celebrity wedding announcements go, North Korea's was terse. It was probably also three years out of date.
30 July 2012
Activists hope gay marriage debate will stir Japan
Koyuki Higashi is slim, articulate and intelligent, things that make a would-be wife attractive to many in Japan. But Higashi knows she will probably never marry because she is a lesbian.
30 July 2012
New Zealand parliament to vote on gay marriage
New Zealand lawmakers will hold a vote on allowing gay marriage after a proposal to change the law was listed on parliament's agenda Thursday.
26 July 2012
Wife of N. Korea's Kim is former singer: S. Korea media
The wife of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un is a former singer who caught the leader's eye while she was giving a performance, South Korean media said Thursday after Pyongyang disclosed the marriage.
26 July 2012
80% of Kazakhstan women get married when they are under 25
The average age when Kazakhstan women got married in 2011 was 24.3 years.
23 July 2012
Number of infertile families goes up in Kazakhstan
The number of infertile families goes up in Kazakhstan.
04 May 2012
6 under-aged brides stolen in south Kazakhstan in 3 months
6 under-age brides were stolen in the south of Kazakhstan in 3 months of 2012 .
25 April 2012
One third of marriages end with divorces in Kazakhstan
One third of marriages ends with divorces in Kazakhstan.
12 April 2012
Oldest Kazakhstan bride was 90-y.o. in 2011
The oldest bride who registered her marriage in Kazakhstan in 2011 was 90-y.o. and the oldest groom was 86-y. o.
13 February 2012
Massimov is asked to prevent Kazakhstan residents from marrying foreigners
Visitors of the government blog asked Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov to prevent Kazakhstan residents from marrying foreigners.
01 September 2011