The French parliament has approved a historic law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children.<br /><br />Lawmakers in the lower house National Assembly, where President Francois Hollande's Socialists have an absolute majority, passed the bill by 331 votes for and 225 against.<br /><br />France is now the 14th country in the world to allow same-sex couples to wed and the ninth in Europe.<br /><br />...<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
