Unwed couples get new rights in Italy
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The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
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Matrimonio con rito civile celebrata dal sindaco Cenni
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New rules on marriage for foreign nationals come into force but a major immigrants' group says they may breach human rights law.
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Gay couples who legally married elsewhere will have all the rights of married people in New Jersey, but they can't call themselves married, the state's attorney general decided Friday.
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MADRID A law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain&#39;s Socialist government Friday.
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German lawmakers expanded the rights of same-sex couples Friday, allowing registered domestic partners to adopt each other's children and making rules on splitting up and alimony similar to those for heterosexual marriages.
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Facing pressure from the state's top court, the New Jersey Legislature voted Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the rights and privileges of marriage, while using the term "civil unions" to describe the partnerships.
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The killing of a Pakistani woman whose family claimed she resisted an Islamic lifestyle and the suicide of an Indian woman to avoid a forced marriage have stirred a debate about culture clashes as Italy considers relaxing its citizenship rules for immigrants.
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"If they don't give us a new school, I'll bring all the kids into the immigrants' camp and teach them there"  By Silvia AloisiLAMPEDUSA, Italy - The barbed wire has gone and the dormitories look basic but reasonably clean. Welcome to the new-look camp for immigrants on the island of Lampedusa.Two years ago the island, a major transit point for thousands of boat people seeking a better life in Europe, drew scathing criticism for the squalor and abuse of its overcrowded camp.That has now been revamped and will soon be replaced by a more spacious, air-conditioned site as Italy pledges a more humane approach in its fight against illegal immigration. Read more
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Italians largely oppose gay marriage with  61 percent rejecting homosexual wedlock and even more opposed  to adoption for same-sex couples, a poll on Sunday showed.
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In Rome, breaking the chains of love requires a hacksaw &#151; literally. Sweethearts in the Italian capital have adopted a new ritual as a symbol of undying love: hanging a padlock on a lamppost on the city's most ancient bridge and throwing the key into the Tiber.
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court touched off fresh controversy over gay rights yesterday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages of couples who wed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge panel, though limited in scope, reignited a debate over the rights of homosexuals in Israel. The 6-to-1 decision was hailed by rights advocates as a political advance ...
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A lesbian couple who wed in Canada were to learn yesterday whether an Irish court would hear their case to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, where homosexuality itself was outlawed until a decade ago.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Call it a kissing crackdown. Indonesia's government is considering a law banning unwed couples from pecking in public - and harshly penalizing those who do, The Jakarta Post reported Saturday.
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The right by homosexual couples to adopt children will reportedly be added to draft legislation legalizing gay marriages to be adopted Friday by Spain's Socialist government.
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Same-sex partners are to gain the same legal rights as married couples to receive survivor benefits from company pension schemes.
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EU leaders are in Rome to sign a new treaty which sets up the first European constitution and expands the EU&#39;s powers and authority.