US states approve gay marriage initiatives

Voters in a number of US states have moved to legalise gay marriage in ballots coinciding with the presidential election. Television networks forecasted the approval of gay marriage laws in Maryland state, while Maine and Washington look set to pass similar...

US court ruling strengthens gay marriage

WASHINGTON: Gay rights advocates in the US have won another victory in their fight for equal treatment under the law, with the appeals court in New York striking down a key part of the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) and upholding for the first time that gays and...