French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Saturday that he will introduce a bill in October to the National Assembly and Senate that would allow same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. Ayrault made...
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France prime minister to propose same-sex marriage bill in October
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Gambia executes death row inmates: Amnesty
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UN envoy concerned over delays in Somalia parliament selection
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Vermont inn settles discrimination case brought by same-sex couple
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DOJ approves Virginia settlement on ADA violations
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Japan adopts resolution declaring territorial dispute with South Korea an illegal occupation
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Jury awards Apple $1 billion from Samsung in patent dispute
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Federal appeals court upholds life sentence of convicted al Qaeda terrorist
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Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to funding of embryonic stem cell research
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Federal appeals court rejects graphic cigarette label requirement
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Amnesty International (AI) on Friday announced it received credible reports that nine prisoners in Gambia , which has gone more than 25 years without an execution, were executed on Thursday. The reported executions...
The UN envoy to Somalia on Saturday expressed growing concern over the continuing delays in selecting the new parliamentarians who are scheduled to elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker on Tuesday...
On Friday an inn in Vermont settled a discrimination case brought by a same-sex couple who was turned away from the holding their wedding reception at the inn because of the owner's views on same-sex marriage. The Wildflower...
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved an agreement Friday between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Virginia in a case dealing with the treatment of individuals...
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday signed a resolution describing South Korea's control of islands in the Sea of Japan as an "illegal occupation." The resolution also calls for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak...
A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Friday that Samsung Electronics violated several smartphone and tablet technology related patents held by Apple , awarding...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the life sentence imposed on a former Osama bin Laden aide after he stabbed a prison guard in the eye in 2000....
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday rejected an appeal of a lower court decision that dismissed a challenge to federal funding of human embryonic stem cell [JURIST news...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that tobacco companies do not need to print graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. In a 2-1 decision,...
