Spain poised to boost gay rights
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The Spanish government is set to approve a controversial draft law legalising gay marriages.
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Spain's new Socialist government, which has won praise from women's groups for its support for sex equality, is now drawing their wrath.
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A controversial law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain's Socialist government on Friday.
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In a radical shift, Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have for the first time accepted the use of condoms to combat AIDS, reigniting a moral and religious debate but drawing a sharp response from the Vatican.
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Relations between Spain's government and its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the church is putting up a fight.
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Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, says Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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Colombia is set to become the first Latin American country to give established gay couples full rights to health insurance, inheritance and social security under a bill passed by its Congress.
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BOGOT&#xC1;, Colombia -- The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same inheritance rights as heterosexuals in common-law marriages, marking a step forward for gay rights in the traditionally conservative, Catholic region.
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Relations between Spain's government and  its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power  earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the  church is putting up a fight.
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Spain pushed for a return to normal relations with Morocco on Thursday, two months after a controversial visit by King Juan Carlos to two Spanish enclaves on Morocco's Mediterranean coast that Rabat claims as its own.
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Spain is firmly committed to developing a stronger relationship with Morocco that will impact on the development of both nations, King Juan Carlos of Spain said.
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A Spanish bill allowing gay marriage is expected to go to parliament has the Catholic Church up in arms. One bishop said it was like unleashing a virus.
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ADRID, Aug. 19 - Spain&#39;s new Socialist government, which has won praise from women&#39;s groups for its support for sex equality, is now drawing their wrath.
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Spain's prime minister calls for international efforts to resolve divisions between the Western and Muslim world.
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Spain has seen a sharp rise in its immigrant population, official figures show.
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A move to lift the ban on gays in the military is gaining support. But change is unlikely anytime soon.
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The Spanish prime minister has called for an international effort to resolve cultural and religious differences between the Western and Muslim world.