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The House of Commons votes to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans.

Celtic midfielder Kris Commons retires from international football after winning 12 caps for Scotland.

At least 23 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.

France's First Gay Wedding: An Historic "Oui"
Forbes
Vincent and Bruno will be the first gay couple to be legally married in France since President François Hollande signed the “marriage for all” act into law earlier this month. Helene Mandroux will be the country's first elected mayor to officiate at a ...

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A watchdog orders Thames Valley Police to review its investigation into the death of a Scottish RAF firefighter at an Oxfordshire barracks.

Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.

French actress-singer Soko finds quiet showcase in 'Augustine'
Los Angeles Times
Previously nominated for a French Cesar award for her role in 2009's “In the Beginning,” Soko, 27, was born Stephanie Sokolinski in Bordeaux and has more recently split her time between Los Angeles and Paris. Also a singer, after receiving some ...

A street in a Wiltshire town is evacuated as a "precautionary" measure following reports of explosives at a flat.

A train driver suffered facial injuries after his train was hit by an object thrown from a bridge.

Gérard Depardieu, who renounced his French citizenship over high taxes, held a news conference in Grozny, the formerly war-torn Chechen capital, to announce the two films.    

Four people are taken to hospital following a collision between a car and five motorbikes in Monmouthshire.

The country's economy still caught in contradictions

Fognini, Monfils advance in France
MiamiHerald.com
Sixth seed Fabio Fognini and French crowd favorite Gael Monfils were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up. The Italian Fognini came from behind to defeat qualifier and fellow countryman ...

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New York Daily News
British dad living in France accused of slitting his childrens' throats ...
New York Daily News
A British father living in France has been accused of murdering his two small children-a daughter, 5, and a 10-year-old son-by slitting their throats after taking them out to a bakery for treats. Julian Stevenson, 47, who was divorced and unemployed ...
Briton to be charged in France with children's murderThe Guardian
France killing: divorce battle father 'confesses to slitting children's throats'Telegraph.co.uk
France Killings: Julian Stevenson In Court - Sky NewsSky News
Scottish Daily Record -Raw Story -Reuters UK
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Fognini, Monfils advance in France
Fox News
Nice, France – Sixth seed Fabio Fognini and French crowd favorite Gael Monfils were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up. The Italian Fognini came from behind to defeat qualifier and ...
Fognini, Stakhovsky, Mathieu advance at Nice OpenThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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Yahoo! News
Algeria's Bouteflika convalescing in France
Yahoo! News
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered by his doctors to rest. Since he was rushed to hospital in Paris ...
Shhh! Algeria's president is ill, expect no detailsFRANCE 24
Algerian press demand truth on Bouteflika's healthRFI

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The search for victims of the gigantic tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb continues into a second day, with 24 people confirmed dead.

Prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has called for prosecutions following the violence, but the case is expected to upset his relations with the church.    

Two prominent figures in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are barred from standing in next month's presidential election.

The Next Web
Following meltdown of Yahoo deal, France Telecom CEO promises to invest €30 ...
The Next Web
Their argument was simple: Dailymotion is perhaps France's greatest Internet startup success story; should they allow it to be bought up by a foreign enterprise? That arrogant position ended the deal, and likely slowed Dailymotion's international ...
France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion: reportYahoo! News

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