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Gay men exchanging rings at their wedding in Spain. Connecticut on Friday became the third US state to legalize gay marriage, following a contested ruling by the northeastern state's supreme court.

Third US state legalizes gay marriage

AFP - Saturday, October 11

NEW YORK (AFP) - - Connecticut on Friday became the third US state to legalize gay marriage, following a contested ruling by the northeastern state's supreme court. More »

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  • Gay couple at their wedding ceremony in Spain. Portugal's ruling party and the main opposition shot down Friday the latest proposals to allow same-sex marriages in the Roman Catholic country.

    Portuguese parliament rejects gay marriage

    AFP - Saturday, October 11

    LISBON (AFP) - - Portugal's ruling party and the main opposition shot down Friday the latest proposals to allow same-sex marriages in the Roman Catholic country. More »

  • The Korea Exchange in Seoul. Almost 60 percent of South Koreans are changing their lifestyle -- mainly by cutting spending -- to cope with the global financial turmoil, according to a survey reported Friday

    Crisis forces Koreans to scrimp to get by

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    SEOUL (AFP) - - Almost 60 percent of South Koreans are changing their lifestyle -- mainly by cutting spending -- to cope with the global financial turmoil, according to a survey reported Friday. More »

  • US space tourist Richard Garriott playing billiards at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Garriott decided to fulfill a childhood dream of his own by flying into space aboard a Russian rocket.

    US video game mogul to follow dad into space

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - - After earning millions of dollars creating computer fantasy games, Richard Garriott decided to fulfill a childhood dream of his own by flying into space aboard a Russian rocket. More »

  • Thai participants pray as they stand in coffins next to a buddhist monk during the coffin ceremony at Wat Prommanee

    In latest Thai fad, a taste of death brings hope for better life

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand (AFP) - - The coffin ceremony is the latest religious trend to sweep Thailand, and the saffron-clad monks at Wat Prommanee promise to deliver money, love and a host of other .requirements More »

  • File photo shows people smoking in a restricted area in a bar in Amsterdam. Dutch pub owners have launched a coordinated resistance against a smoking ban introduced in June, taking their ashtrays out of short-lived storage and pooling cash to pay the resultant fines.

    Dutch pub owners rebel against smoking law

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - - Dutch pub owners have launched a coordinated resistance against a smoking ban introduced in June, taking their ashtrays out of short-lived storage and pooling cash to pay the resultant fines. More »

  • The exterior of Manchester cathedral is pictured in Manchester. Britons fearful about the global financial crisis are turning to God -- at least online, flocking in their thousands to a special prayer on the Church of England's website, the Church said Thursday.

    Britons flock to Church of England's prayer for credit crunch

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    LONDON (AFP) - - Britons fearful about the global financial crisis are turning to God -- at least online, flocking in their thousands to a special prayer on the Church of England's website, the Church said Thursday. More »

  • Tony Viessman(L), founder of the grassroots campaign group 'Rednecks for Obama,' and friend Les Spencer demonstrate on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 2, 2008.

    'Rednecks for Obama' want to bridge yawning culture gap

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    SAINT LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) - - When Barack Obama's campaign bus made a swing through Missouri in July, the unlikeliest of supporters were waiting for him -- or rather two of them, holding the banner. More »

  • Civil rights heroine Rosa Parks is pictured here in Washington, DC in 1999. From the first woman elected to Congress to the first black female millionaire, a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington brings together photographic portraits of American women who made their mark on the 20th Century, including Rosa Parks.

    'Women of our Time' exhibition portrays 20th century icons

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - From the first woman elected to Congress to the first black female millionaire, a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington brings together photographic portraits of American women who made their mark on the 20th Century. More »

  • A bible sits atop a campaign sign as supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate Arizona Senator John McCain and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at a campaign event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 9.

    God, gays lose thunder among US voter concerns

    AFP - Thursday, October 9

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US elections have long been fought, and at times won, on the culture wars battlefield where issues such as religion or gay rights outflank concerns over the economy or foreign policy. More »