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France legalises same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:55:56 +0300

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate.

French president signs gay marriage into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:27:02 +0300

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

French president to sign gay marriage bill into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:11:22 +0300

French President Francois Hollande will sign a gay marriage and adoption bill into law Saturday, after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition.

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:06:14 +0300

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was close to collapse Saturday after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.

France says opposed to Iran attending Syria conference

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:25 +0300

France said Friday it is opposed to having Iran attend a peace conference on Syria despite Damascus's ally Russia wanting Tehran's presence at the event expected in the first half of June.

Syria refugee tally tops 1.5 million: UN

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:25 +0300

More than 1.5 million Syrians have fled their conflict-ravaged homeland, the UN's refugee agency said Friday, warning that the real figure could be even higher as the tally only reflected those who register with aid groups.

Berlusconi alleged call-girl testifies for first time

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:09 +0300

The woman alleged to have had sex for money with Silvio Berlusconi when she was just 17 and he was the prime minister testified in court for the first time on Friday at a trial of three people accused of pimping for the billionaire tycoon.

Most European gays still afraid and threatened

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:54:26 +0300

Almost two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said Friday, the International Day Against Homophobia.

Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen transition: UN

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:30 +0300

Yemen's near-forgotten humanitarian crisis could sink its Arab Spring political transition, with a new constitution and elections expected by next year, a senior United Nations aid official warned Thursday.

Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader Komarek dead at 82

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:54 +0300

Czech economist and politician Valtr Komarek, a leading figure in the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that brought down the communist regime, has died at age 82 after a long illness, his family said Thursday.

Bulgaria's ex-premier to challenge election result

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:21 +0300

Bulgaria's outgoing conservative GERB party will challenge the results from Sunday's elections in the EU's poorest country and seek a new snap vote, ousted ex-premier Boyko Borisov said Thursday.

British diplomats reveal world of weird requests

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:26:56 +0300

British embassies were asked if they could silence a cockerel and order an unfit husband to shape up, among other "bizarre" requests for help in the last 12 months, the Foreign Office said Thursday.

Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: Red Cross

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:10:56 +0300

Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross said, lamenting that such violence deprives millions of people in need of care.

IAEA, Iran talks fail again as US hikes pressure

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:38:11 +0300

Nuclear talks between Iran and the UN atomic agency failed yet again Wednesday, as the top US diplomat in separate six-party negotiations warned Washington's patience was wearing thin.

First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of SARS-like virus: WHO

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:35:53 +0300

Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.