Israel orders gay marriage recognition
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In a landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the government Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad.
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Israel's High Court orders the government to respond to a World Court ruling on the West Bank barrier.
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Leaders of the Conservative Jewish movement opened the door on Wednesday to the ordination of gay rabbis and the recognition of gay marriage, but made it clear the more orthodox in the faith may go on opposing such liberalization.
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Hungary's parliament passed a law late on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil partnership with many of the rights and obligations of marriage.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential Roman Catholic Church.
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JERUSALEM   Israel came under new pressure Friday to move its West Bank barrier closer to the 1967 barrier after the attorney general warned of international isolation and the Supreme Court ordered the government to explain its position in light of ...
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South Africa has become the first country on the continent to authorise marriage for gay and lesbian couples when the controversial civil union bill received the final seal of approval.
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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, is to hold a vote shortly to elect the country's new president.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- A panel of rabbis gave permission Wednesday for same-sex commitment ceremonies and ordination of gays within Conservative Judaism, a wrenching change for a movement that occupies the middle ground between orthodoxy and liberalism in Judaism.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalize homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages, cabinet spokeswoman Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said.
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Israel came under new pressure Friday to move its West Bank barrier closer to the 1967 barrier after the attorney general warned of international isolation and the Supreme Court ordered the government to explain its position in light of
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Spain's socialist government on Friday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, putting this predominantly Roman Catholic country on course to become only the third European country to recognize gay matrimony.
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Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres is to be formally inaugurated as the president of Israel.
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The Israeli government was to approve Sunday a range of measures meant to ensure a smooth Palestinian presidential election, including granting Palestinians freedom of movement and allowing candidates to campaign in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem
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A New York appeals court ruled on Friday that valid same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries must be recognized in New York, the first known ruling of its kind in the country, a rights group said.
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Israel announces measures to ensure what PM Ariel Sharon calls a "free and fair" Palestinian election.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday won permission from his conservative Likud Party to invite the left-leaning Labor Party and smaller religious parties into