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Court to hear gay divorce in Texas, despite gay marriage ban

Court to hear gay divorce in Texas, despite gay marriage ban

A judge in Dallas ruled on Thursday that the state court on which she sits has the jurisdiction to hear a divorce suit by a gay couple who were married outside Texas where same-sex marriages are banned.

 

Beer-drinking Muslim woman's caning to go ahead

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A judge in Malaysia has upheld a court verdict to cane a Muslim woman for drinking beer, news reports said Monday, re-igniting a controversy over Islamic justice in this moderate Muslim-majority country....

 

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