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Malawi gay couple’s release brings praise from Obama

The release of a gay Malawian couple given 14 years’ hard labour for “unnatural acts” and “gross indecency” has brought praise from US President Barack Obama.

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Jailed gay couple pardoned by Malawi president

The gay Malawi couple sentenced to 14 years’ hard labour and separated from each other after being jailed have now been freed after the Malawian president met UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.

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Malawian gay couple given 14 years behind bars

The gay Malawian couple convicted due to their same-sex relationship have been given 14-year jail sentences. Human-rights groups are calling the verdict "outrageous" and "discriminatory."

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Malawian gay couple’s conviction is ‘an outrageous verdict’

A gay couple in Malawi have been convicted of “unnatural acts” and “gross indecency” because of their same-gender relationship. And a campaigner says it's an “outrageous verdict”.

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Malawi 'to overturn ban on gays'

President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.

Gay marriage consultation begins

The government is expected to launch a 12-week consultation allowing gay couples in England and Wales to marry.

'Gay' Penguins Get Their Own Egg

A “gay” penguin couple in a Madrid zoo has been given an egg of their own to care for after six springs of building nests together and being disappointed their nests were empty. Inca and Rayas, the Gentoo penguins at Madrid’s Faunia Park have been inseparable...

Maryland allows same-sex divorce

The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.

Banda sworn in as Malawi leader

Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda is sworn in as Malawi's president, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika.