Stockholm - Sweden's centre-right government has failed to agree on new legislation allowing same-sex couples the right to marry, but will press ahead with legislation to that effect, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Wednesday.
Opposition from the Christian Democrats, one of the four parties in Reinfeldt's four-party coalition, has forced the other three parties to go it alone and seek support from the opposition.
Reinfeldt said his conservative Moderate Party, the Liberal Party and Centre Party would present a bill on same-sex marriage with an amendment stating it would take effect as of May 2009.
Athens - The Vatican returned a small fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens Wednesday on a one-year loan, setting in motion what Greece hopes will be a precedent for the British Museum to return the sculptures it has.
"This is a gesture from one of the most important museums in Europe," Greek Culture Minister Michalis Liapis said.
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales saluted Wednesday the "historic" triumph of Barack Obama, who was elected to become the first African-American president in US history.
"Mr. Obama's triumph is really historic. We congratulate him on that triumph and we await the improvement in our (bilateral) relations in the future," Morales said as he arrived at the presidential palace in La Paz for a ministerial meeting.
Morales himself achieved a historic electoral feat when he was elected to become the first president of indigenous descent in Bolivia's history in 2006.
Brussels - The European Union should re-open talks within days on a strategic deal with Russia which it froze following Russia's invasion of Georgia, the bloc's executive said Wednesday.
"It is the view of the (European) Commission that the next negotiating sessions should be scheduled now," a report on the EU's relationship with Russia from the Brussels-based body said.
Chicago (US), Nov. 5 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that "change is coming to America" as he gave a victory speech after becoming the first African-American to be elected to the White House.
"It''s been a long time coming. But tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change is coming to America," he said in front of a crowd of 65,000 people.
Obama called on Americans to back a spirit of unity to attack the country''s pressing challenges.
Stockholm - Sweden's centre-right government has failed to agree on new legislation allowing same-sex couples the right to marry, but will press ahead with legislation to that effect, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Wednesday.
Athens - The Vatican returned a small fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens Wednesday on a one-year loan, setting in motion what Greece hopes will be a precedent for the British Museum to return the sculptures it has.
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales saluted Wednesday the "historic" triumph of Barack Obama, who was elected to become the first African-American president in US history.
Brussels - The European Union should re-open talks within days on a strategic deal with Russia which it froze following Russia's invasion of Georgia, the bloc's executive said Wednesday.
Chicago (US), Nov. 5 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that "change is coming to America" as he gave a victory speech after becoming the first African-American to be elected to the White House.
