Pakistani police raided a child marriage ceremony in the city of Karachi and arrested a cleric who was presiding over the wedding of a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said on Friday.

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — From the battle over gay marriage in California to the governor’s race in North Carolina, local election fights across the U.S. may turn on the ballots cast by an influx of voters backing Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama.

Spain’s Queen Sofia has said she opposes the use of the term marriage for same-sex couples, who have been able to marry in the mostly Catholic country since 2005, according to a new biography.

Arizona has been a disappointment to anti-gay marriage activists since 2006, when the state became the first in the nation to reject a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage.

There is little suspense over the presidential race here, but a ballot initiative to overturn gay marriage is garnering the attention of politicians, activists and big spenders.

Although the Grand Canyon State voters turned down a 2006 measure banning same-sex marriage, there is a big difference between that initiative and this year’s measure, Proposition 102.

Arizonans will again vote on a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, even though a state law already forbids it.

The Screen Actors Guild officially stands opposed to the California ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage.

Arizonans will again vote on a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, even though a state law already forbids it.

Fight over gay marriage in California among most heated this campaign season.