Elton John to 'celebrate' gay marriage law

Elton JohnLondon, April 3 - Singer Elton John, who will exchange wedding vows with partner David Furnish in May, says that they will "celebrate" the law allowing same-sex marriage with their marriage.

John and Furnish entered into a civil partnership back in 2005 but want to make it official now that same-sex marriage is legal in England.

"I'm very proud of my country and I'm very proud of Britain and the laws that we've seen come into existence since we've been together," eonline. com quoted John as saying.

UN chief urges countries to join Arms Trade Treaty

Ban Ki-MoonUnited Nations, April 3 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Wednesday called for more countries to join the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to facilitate its entry into force.

Ban made the appeal in a statement to mark the first anniversary of the adoption of the treaty, which he said "for the first time sets global standards for the transfer of weapons and efforts to prevent their diversion", Xinhua reported.

The treaty was adopted by a vote in the 193-member UN General Assembly April 2, 2013. North Korea, Iran and Syria voted against the measure, while Cuba, India, Russia and China were among the abstaining states.

Kejriwal faces protests during road show in capital

KejriwaNew Delhi, Apr 2 : Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday faced protests during his road show aimed at reviving the shrinking base among the common man and to consolidate his Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) position in the upcoming general elections.

Protesters wore black bandanas and shouted anti-AAP and Kejriwal slogans. People said that Kejriwal has betrayed and broken trust of Delhi residents.

"We are against him. He is an escapist. He betrayed us. We gave him votes and he backstabbed us by running away," said an irked protester.

Halle Berry says daughter Nahla is very serious about being a big sister

Halle-BerryWashington, April 2 : Halle Berry says her 6-year-old daughter Nahla takes the role

Jennifer Garner credits hubby Ben Affleck for her love of baseball

Jennifer-GarnerWashington, April 2 : Jennifer Garner has revealed that she developed l

Jennifer Love Hewitt 'back to blond hair' post pregnancy

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