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Hong Kong transsexual woman in last fight to wed boyfriend
Hong Kong's highest court on Monday began hearing the final appeal of a transsexual woman who is seeking to wed her boyfriend, in a potentially groundbreaking case for the Chinese city.
15 April 2013
Children born outside marriage in Europe rise to 40 percent of total
The number of children born outside marriage in Europe has doubled over two decades to 40 percent, with Estonia, Slovenia and France registering almost three out of every five births out of wedlock.
27 March 2013
Playboy founder Hefner marries for third time at 86
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has tied the knot for the third time, marrying a former Playmate 60 years his junior in an intimate New Year's Eve ceremony at the Playboy Mansion.
02 January 2013
Poll finds growing US support for same-sex marriage
Support is growing in the United States for marriage equality, two polls showed on Wednesday.
06 December 2012
Anti-gay marriage protesters rally in Paris
Thousands of Catholics and other opponents of French government plans to legalise gay marriage and same-sex adoption marched in Paris on Sunday.
20 November 2012
Yemen's swap marriages: a recipe for disaster
The deal is simple: I marry your sister and you marry mine. No dowry necessary. But if one marriage fails, the other must end as well.
02 November 2012
Almaty got a just married installation
An installation for newlyweds has been placed on the Republic Square in Almaty; the opening ceremony was held in Almaly shopping mall.
15 October 2012
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