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Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope's pro-family message

Jan. 30, 2025 08:49 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of workers and held up labor itself as the foundation of human dignity. So it has come as something of a surprise to many in the Holy See that the...

Top European rights court rules woman's refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case

Jan. 23, 2025 12:12 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sided Thursday with a French woman who had stopped having sex with her husband, saying she should not have been considered at fault on those grounds in their divorce. The ruling concerned a fault-based case in which the blame...

Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status

Jan. 23, 2025 11:47 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the...

AP PHOTOS: Same-sex couples in Thailand share their joy over new marriage equality law

Jan. 23, 2025 00:28 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — It's a big day for LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand. On Thursday, they gained the legal right to register their marriages, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex unions, after Taiwan and Nepal. In central Bangkok, a...

LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status

Jan. 22, 2025 20:04 PM EST
BANGKOK (AP) — LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status.

Virginia Democrats pass constitutional amendments blasted by Republicans

Jan. 21, 2025 21:13 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Democratic-led Senate on Tuesday passed constitutional amendments on abortion and voting rights that were quickly lambasted by Republicans who could use the issues as the party tries to regain ground in November's statewide elections. The Senate...

Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage

Jan. 21, 2025 13:40 PM EST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including...

Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law

Jan. 21, 2025 07:09 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — They have been in a committed relationship for more than 13 years, and even had a wedding in 2019. Since then, Danaya Phonphayung and Sunma Piamboon, both women, have considered themselves a married couple, even if same-sex marriages were not legally recognized. The...

China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

Jan. 20, 2025 23:48 PM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. ...

Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren separate after 16 years of marriage

Jan. 16, 2025 18:08 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren are separating after 16 years of marriage. Alba opened up about their split in an Instagram post on Thursday. The actor said the couple — who married in 2008 — are moving into a new chapter individually and shared...