This case challenges the highest law of the land, the US constitution and could end up being decided at the highest level, the US Supreme Court. Groups supporting same-sex unions argue that the US constitution enshrines the right to marry, but by limiting it to heterosexual couples,it discriminates against gays. Those oppose to gay marriage led by Christian groups said the constitution has always been in interpreted as meaning only the right of a man and a woman to marry and that should not change.
The Supreme Court in Honduras has agreed to hear a case against the commanders of the armed forces over their role in the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya last year. Mr Zelaya was removed from office last June after the Supreme Court ruled that his plans to change the constitution were illegal. James Read reports.
Six months after Manuel Zelaya was bundled onto a plane at gunpoint and thrown into exile, the controversy over his overthrow shows no sign of abating. The attorney general's office has accused the military high command of abusing their authority and violating Mr Zelaya's right by expelling him from Honduras instead of detaining him. It says it's illegal to remove any Honduran citizen from the country by force. For his part, Mr Zelaya says the charges amount to a cover-up. The generals, he insists, should instead face trial for leading a coup against him.
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The Turkish Prime Minister Rejep Tayyip Erdogan has issued another outspoken attack on Israel, describing its actions as a threat to world peace. Mr Erdogan accused Israel of using disproportionate force against the Palestinian group Hamas. Mr Erdogan has spoken out several times against Israel in recent days.