PARIS: France on Saturday became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations.Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, removing the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The…
MALMO, Sweden: Almost 40 years after launching supergroup ABBA, the Eurovision Song Contest returned to Sweden on Saturday for the final of an annual kitsch extravaganza Europeans love to mock.Fans from around Europe have been descending on Sweden’s third-largest city Malmoe to watch 26 countries…
DUBLIN: Jonny Wilkinson showed trademark nerves of steel to kick Toulon to glory over Clermont in a tense European Cup final.Ten years after kicking England to World Cup glory, the 33-year-old fly-half’s left foot did the trick once again, converting Delon Armitage’s 65th minute try…
BERLIN: Bayern Munich came from two goals down to seal a 4-3 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach, while their Champions League final opponents, Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim…
SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea’s defence ministry said.US and South Korean forces…
KABUL: The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching.The…
CANNES, France: Audiences at the Cannes Film Festival hailed a “moving” Japanese drama Saturday about two families who fall victim to a baby swap.“Like Father, Like Son” by Tokyo director…
KANO, Nigeria: Nigeria’s military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent…
BEIJING: Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, a labour rights group said on Saturday.All three jumped to their deaths at…
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