News about marriage

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 It was probably also three years out of date.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

Kazakhstan has no intention to recognize same-sex unions: Justice Ministry Article 11 of the draft Family Code currently considered by the country’s Senate reads that same-sex marriages are not admissible.

11 August 2011

Southern Kazakhstan is the country's most loving region Civil Registry Offices of Kazakhstan have celebrated their 90th anniversary. South was declared the most marrying region of Kazakhstan.

27 April 2011

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