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Die, infidel! A devout Muslim woman, furious at her new husband for trying to make her drink booze, eat pork and wear revealing clothes, allegedly tried to slaughter him in his sleep. Staten Island prosecutors said Rabia Sarwar, 37, slashed the neck of hubby Sheikh Naseem at 3 a.m. Wednesday while screaming, "It's time for you to die!"

A crowd of hundreds attended the wedding between Ahmed Muhamed Dore and Safia Abdulleh in Guriceel, in the Galguduud region of Somalia. Mr Dore said: "Today God helped me realise my dream." Mr Dore and his teenage bride are from the same village, and he said that he had waited for her to grow up before proposing. He said: "I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love, and then we agreed to marry." The bride’s family said she was "happy with her new husband".

Ivanka Trump says 'I do' As She Weds Publisher Fiancé In Lavish U.S. Ceremony Daily Mail Reporter 27th October 2009 American socialite Ivanka Trump has married her publisher fiancé in a lavish U.S. ceremony attended by a host of Hollywood stars. The daughter of Donald and Ivana Trump married Jared Kushner at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday. Trump, 27, is the co-host of the U.S. Celebrity Apprentice, a vice president at her father's real estate company, and has a jewellery company, the Ivanka Trump Collection. [Pics in URL] Newlyweds: Ivanka Trump married her fiancé Jared Kushner...

A wedding photographer has been ordered to reimburse a couple after a judge described photos of their big day as "woefully inadequate". But they were so unimpressed with the 400 snaps he took, only 22 of them were approved. The cutting of the cake was missed and most of the shots were poorly lit and crooked, with heads chopped off and guests not looking at the camera. Mr Day said: "Some of those memories we will never get back again. "(Mr Bowers) is the Don Quixote of wedding photography - he just doesn't believe that he can't do it." (Wonky...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police said two Campbell County newlyweds were arrested on their wedding night for burglarizing the Sevierville chapel where they were married. WATE-TV reported that Brian Dykes and Mindy McGhee were married Wednesday at the Angel's View Wedding Chapel at the Black Bear Ridge Resort. Following the wedding, the couple rented a cabin at the resort.

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<p>SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say two Campbell County newlyweds were arrested on their wedding night for burglarizing the Sevierville chapel where they were married.</p> <p>WATE-TV reported that Brian Dykes and Mindy McGhee were married Wednesday at the Angel's View Wedding Chapel at the Black Bear Ridge Resort. Following the wedding, the couple rented a cabin at the resort.</p>

YORK, Neb. — The bride wore dark lavender, the groom black jeans. Flowers were everywhere. The York Walmart Supercenter hosted its first wedding Saturday when Crystal Newsome and Robert “Vick” Vickrey exchanged vows amid hanging baskets and seasonal foliage in the lawn and garden department. “We had our first kiss at Walmart,” Crystal recalled. Advertising Robert has been with Walmart for 12 years and is the grocery department manager. With five years behind her at the company, Crystal is the deli manager. Friendship blossomed into romance about two years ago. Robert has three grown children and four grandchildren. Crystal has...

"Milton Mbhele turned up in a white limousine and gave each of his four brides rings and a kiss. South African law recognises traditional polygamous marriages. Even President Jacob Zuma has three wives."

Rush mentions at the end of his signoff today the following: RUSH: Have a great weekend, folks. The NFL's up and a bunch of weddings out there, not mine, but they are happening.Rush said there are a lot of weddings going on out there this weekend, but his wedding is not this weekend. Is he getting married again? Anyone hear anything?

John Edwards Promised to Wed Mistress; Dave Matthews to Play Ceremony Monday – September 21, 2009 11:51am John Edwards promised mistress Rielle Hunter that he'd marry her once his wife Elizabeth died of cancer, Edwards' former aide alleges in a shocking new book proposal. According to a copy obtained by the New York Times, Andrew Young claims Edwards told Hunter that the ceremony would take place on a New York rooftop and feature an appearance by the Dave Matthews Band.

'Yes Man' actress and She & Him singer Zooey Deschanel has reportedly tied the knot to her indie rocker beau!

Her husband accidentally pronounces 'lawfully' as 'wawfully,' and she cracks up so much that they had to take a break in the ceremony.

THOSE rumors of an imminent Chelsea Clinton wedding have picked up steam. A Post reporter yesterday spotted preparations in full gear for a very large gathering on Chappaquiddick island. A big stage was being built and a large tent, capable of seating hundreds, was going up near the property's breathtaking water view. Martha's Vineyard has been abuzz all summer with speculation about Chelsea's supposed nuptials with her investment-banker boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky. But so far, there have been nothing but denials from the Clinton camp, and talk that President Obama was going to attend seems to have no foundation, as he...

THOSE rumors of an imminent Chelsea Clinton wedding have picked up steam. A Post reporter yesterday spotted preparations in full gear for a very large gathering on Chappaquiddick island.

FNC's Julie Banderas Married News anchor Julie Banderas was married Saturday to Andrew Sansone. The couple's wedding was written up in today's New York Times. Julie Bidwell and Andrew J. Sansone were married Saturday at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. The Rev. Paul T. Rock performed the ceremony. The bride, 35, will continue to use the name Julie Banderas professionally. She is the host of "Fox Report Weekend" and a host of "America's News Headquarters," both for the Fox News Channel. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston. The Times announcement includes, appropriately, a video of how...

Two couples decided to go back to the Stone Age for a Flintstones-inspired Bedrock double wedding. Andrea and Simon Bean dressed up as Fred and Wilma from the classic children's TV cartoon series, while Richard and Jill Noble took their inspiration from Barney and Betty Rubble for their special day.

Dream 2 TV (Egypt) : Al-Azhar University Professor Sabri Abd Al-Raouf: It Is Okay for Bridegroom's Mother to Smell Bride's Armpits before Wedding

Chelsea Clinton and her fiancee could marry on Martha's Vineyard this weekend, according to reports. Speculation is rife in the US that Miss Clinton, 29, and her investment banker fiancee Marc Mezvinsky, 31, are to marry at a service on the exclusive east coast island that will coincide with the arrival of US President Barack Obama and his family for their summer vacation. The daughter of the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and the former US president, Bill Clinton, is said to be planning the wedding on the estate owned by the actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, near...

This follows a "courtship" of 3,000 rides over ten years with the 80ft gondola ride called 1001 Nachts. Miss Wolfe, 33, from Pennsylvania, will change her surname to Weber after the manufacturer of the ride she travels 160 miles to visit 10 times per year, according to reports “I love him as much as women love their husbands and know we’ll be together forever,” she said. Miss Wolfe first fell for the ride when she was 13: “I was instantly attracted to him sexually and mentally. “I wasn’t freaked out, as it just felt so natural, but I didn’t tell...

And the bride wore white - long, curly white strands of wool. Louise Fairburn, who is an award-winning sheep breeder, decided to get married in a fleece from her own flock. She designed the gown and took wool from her favourite rare Lincoln Longwool, Olivia. And she extended the theme to the rest of her big day, putting her groom Ian, 42, in a waistcoat made from wool. Mrs Fairburn even carried a Bo Peep-style crook and the ring bearer's cushion was made from a fleece....

I'll admit, this is kind of odd. Too odd not to pass along. A bride is trying to get into the record books for her train. It took over three hours to roll it out..

BOYNTON BEACH — Thinking her husband was dead, a 26-year-old newlywed pulled up to her Boynton Beach town home Wednesday morning in apparent panic. She surveyed the crime scene tape and swarming police officers and began to sob hysterically. A good act, police called it. Investigators say she was the one planning his death - and they were a step ahead. BB police inform Dippolito her husband is 'dead.' The would-be widow was Dalia Dippolito, and since Monday police say an undercover detective posing as a hit man had been planning with her the details of her husband's demise. For...

Mary Lynn Rajskub's has never been one to stick to convention, and the 24 star's wedding to personal trainer Matthew Rolph over the weekend at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas was no exception. The actress, wearing an ivory wedding gown with lace overlay by Nicole Miller, was walked down the aisle Saturday by the couple's 1-year-old son Valentine to Elvis's "A Little Less Conversation." The groom wore a white Hugo Boss suit. "We didn't know that getting married at a casino in Vegas with Elvis could be so romantic," Rajskub tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Our wedding was...

XIN'AN VILLAGE, HANZHONG, China -- With no eligible women in his village, Zhou Pin, 27 years old, thought he was lucky to find a pretty bride whom he met and married within a week, following the custom in rural China. Ten days later, Cai Niucuo vanished, leaving behind her clothes and identity papers. She did not, however, leave behind her bride price: 38,000 yuan, or about $5,500, which Mr. Zhou and his family had scrimped and borrowed to put together. When Mr. Zhou reported his missing spouse to authorities, he found his situation wasn't unique. In the first two months...

An 81-year-old California newlywed mysteriously vanished after marrying his childhood sweetheart — and investigators are wondering whether they have a case of cold feet on their hands. Robert "Bob" Harrod, who has mild dementia, disappeared from his home in Orange County on Monday, his daughter said — a month after his marriage to Fontelle Heeter, whom he first proposed to 59 years ago

My daughter, Jackie, was married today to a man, John, who she's known for many years. Her mother and I are very happy. John and Jackie knew each other from church for 13 years. They used to really not stand each other when they were in the early teens. Jackie used to come home from youth group steaming, "That John..." It's amazing how the Good Lord has a sense of humor. I had been praying for a Christian husband for her, and one was under my eyes all this time. They work hard, plan to go to college at night,...

(English-language translation) Miami - The mayor of the western coastal city of Fort Myers, Florida fired city Administrator Scott Janke once it became known that the latter married a porn actress last year, The Miami Herald reported today. Mayor Larry Kiker convened a hasty meeting with council members at City Hall on Tuesday evening once it became known that Janke had married a porn actress in October. The Council voted 5-0 in favor of firing the city administrator. The newspaper indicated that the Adult Industry News website recently reported that Janke's wife, Anabela Mota Janke, used the screen name Jazella...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Kelly Hildebrandt will marry Kelly Hildebrandt. This isn't a joke. An engaged Florida couple has the same first and last name. Here's how it all started: 20-year-old Kelly Hildebrandt decided to search Facebook for other people with her name. Up popped Kelly Hildebrandt of Lubbock, Tex. For the next three months the two exchanged e-mails and then started calling each other. -snip-

It’s official: Ivanka Trump is off the market! The 27-year-old real estate heiress announced her engagement to New York Observer owner Jared Kushner, 28, on Twitter Thursday. “I got engaged last night ... truly the happiest day of my life!!!” Trump tweeted. A rep for Kushner confirmed to Gawker that the Twitter post was real. The couple, who are both the offspring of wealthy real estate families, have been dating for two years, but split briefly early last year, reportedly because of Ivanka not being Jewish. But it seems the heiress is appeasing the Orthodox Kushners, and since the July...

The Iraqi government is offering Sunnis and Shiites the equivalent of nearly $2,000 to find spouses in the other sect, part of an attempt to heal the bloody sectarian divide that has shaken the country in recent years. Mixed marriages between the two major Muslim sects were unthinkable at the height of violence that has gripped Iraq since 2005 and exploded following the bombing of a major Shiite shrine in 2006. Many Sunni-Shiite couples had to separate, as insurgents and sectarian militias threatened their families with kidnapping and death. Mixed communities were ripped apart as thousands were forced from their...

Brooklyn, New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner will marry outside the Jewish religion to Huma Abedin, a Muslim woman who is considered one of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top aides, the New York Daily News reported. The intermarriage rate in the United States is estimated to be approximately 50 percent and has been one of the strongest forces that has diluted Jewish identity and support of a strong Israel.

Morgan Freeman is planning to marry his step-granddaughter, it has been claimed. It was reported last month that the actor, 72, has been having a decade-long affair with E’Dena Hines, 27. She is the granddaughter of Morgan’s first wife – whom he and his estranged second wife Myrna raised since she was a young child.

Kournikova trades tennis racket for diamond ring The Associated Press Jul. 6, 2009 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Anna Kournikova was sparkling brighter than usual. Kournikova, who has long been linked to singer Enrique Iglesias, showed up for Monday night's World Team Tennis match with a huge diamond ring on her left ring finger - the finger normally reserved for engagement rings. When asked the significance of the ring by The Associated Press, Kournikova replied, "I thought you were the good press." The former Grand Slam doubles champion put her hand behind her back and did not elaborate. Kournikova was...

Ryan O’Neal and longtime love Farrah Fawcett are finally getting married. "I've asked her to marry me, again, and she's agreed," O'Neal, 68, tells Barbara Walters in an exclusive interview on ABC’s “20/20.” O’Neal says the couple, who have been together since 1980, "will" wed "as soon as she can, say yes ... Maybe we can just nod her head." "I promise you, we will," he told Walters. "Absolutely." The wedding is sure to be a high point in Fawcett’s three-year battle with anal cancer that has left the actress, 62, now "fighting for her life." As for the couple’s...

Haylie Hocking, 27, only found out that strapping 30-year-old fitness fanatic Jason Brake made adult films just weeks before the big day. A friend organising her hen night searched online for a male stripper and spotted Jason with a woman in a porn movie.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - One Florida couple is starting married life with 182 years of experience between them. Ebenezer Rose, 93, wed 89-year-old Monica Hayden on Sunday in West Palm Beach. The couple said they decided to get married after a brief courtship. Rose said he told Hayden that "each of us is living a lonely life. Why not get married?" The couple first met in church about 20 years ago.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut newlywed in her wedding gown is being credited with helping save a family from a Bridgeport house fire. Officials say that Georgette Clemons had just left her wedding reception Sunday evening when she spotted smoke coming from a home on West McKinley Avenue. Clemons got out of the car she was riding in and ran into the home. She says a woman was yelling about her animals and didn't want to get out so she had to pull her out. As firefighters arrived and battled the blaze after members of the Eitelberg family were rescued,...

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton may get married in Kennedy country this summer. Martha's Vineyard is abuzz with rumors that the daughter of ex-president Bill and current Secretary of State Hillary is set to walk down the aisle with longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky, the Boston Globe reported Saturday. Clinton, 29, was introduced to the Goldman Sachs investment banker through her parents. Mezvinsky, 31, is the son of onetime Pennsylvania Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky and former Iowa Congressman Edward Mezvinsky. Both the potential bride and her groom attended Stanford University.

Buzz is building that Chelsea Clinton will get married on Martha's Vineyard this summer. Sources on the island tell us that the former first daughter will wed Marc Mezvinsky at Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen's home in Chilmark this August. The wedding coincides with President Barack Obama's rumored vacation on the Vineyard. To prepare for the A-list affair, Danson and Steenburgen are said to be doing extensive renovations on their property. Vineyard caterer Jaime Hamlin, who helped throw one of Bill Clinton's birthday parties on the island, said there's plenty of local excitement about Chelsea's upcoming nupitals, especially among vendors...

Lauren Conrad - seen leaving the wedding of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Los Angeles, California.

Tennis champ Andy Roddick will marry his fiancée, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, this weekend, a source confirms to PEOPLE. Roddick, 26, and Decker, 21, plan to celebrate the nuptials with two days of festivities near Roddick's Austin, Texas, home. "They wanted to keep it local," the source says. And very private. The pared-down guest lists includes mostly family and a few close friends of the pair, who met when Roddick spotted Decker in a magazine and asked his agent to find her number.

BASEL, Switzerland -- Roger Federer married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec in a small ceremony in his hometown Saturday. The second-ranked tennis player announced the wedding on his Web site, saying the couple got married "surrounded by a small group of close friends and family." "It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion," he said. The couple announced last month they are expecting their first child.

Roger Federer and long-time girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec were married on Saturday, according to a post Federer made on his official website. As if his girlfriend's pregnancy did not make it obvious enough, Roger Federer is off the market. The 13-time Grand Slam champion and long-time girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec were married on Saturday, April 11 in Basel, Switzerland. Federer posted the following on his official website, www.rogerfederer.com. "Dear Fans Earlier today, in my hometown of Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family, Mirka and I got married. It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous...

The National Enquirer reported that the former first daughter, 29, is tying the knot with Marc Mezvinsky, 31, in a secret 1-million dollar wedding this summer. However, a rep for the Clinton family has dismissed the rumours. "This report is false," Usmagazine.com quoted the rep, as saying. Clinton, who works for Avenue Capital Group and also helped mom Hillary's presidential campaign, and Mezvinsky, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, have been dating since she split from Ian Klaus in 2005. They went public with their relationship in 2007. Mezvinsky is the son of former Iowa congressman Edward Mezvinsky and onetime...

<p>David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week. During a taping Monday of CBS' "Late Show," Letterman said he and Lasko married March 19 at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau, Mont., but only after their truck got stuck on a muddy road.</p>

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Late-night talker David Letterman married his longtime girlfriend, Regina Lasko, last week, according to a transcript of the taping of his Monday night show. The wedding was at the courthouse in Choteau, Montana, on Thursday, he said, according to quotes from CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" provided to CNN by Letterman's publicist, Tom Keaney.

BRUCE Willis has wed model Emma Heming in a Caribbean island ceremony attended by his ex-wife Demi Moore and their three children. Moore's husband, fellow actor Ashton Kutcher, was also at the event in the Turks and Caicos islands, a spokesman for the 54-year-old Die Hard star said. Heming, 32, is a model for the racy Victoria's Secret line of lingerie.

File this under shamelessly unconfirmed rumors too juicy not to share... A couple of Lost characters are getting married. According to a Hawaii-based source, Lost is currently seeking extras to play guests at a wedding on Monday. And if you're unaware, this is season-finale shooting time, give or take a few production days, so this wedding (if it happens) could very well be a key plot point, not just some throwaway background moment. Lost weddings are few and far between—we've seen Jack and Sarah's (Julie Bowen) nuptials and the day Kate got hitched to Kevin Callis (Nathan Fillion)—so we know...

A love forged in flames: The awe-inspiring story of how a badly-burned soldier married his sweetheart 28th February 2009 Martyn Compton, a headstrong young soldier, met Michelle Clifford in a Kent pub in January 2006, and at their very first meeting he knew she was 'the one'. From that day on, the couple were virtually inseparable and, in June, Martyn picked a gold and silver engagement ring and asked Michelle to marry him. She lost no time in saying 'yes'. The only cloud on their blissfully happy horizon was that Martyn - then aged just 22 - was about to...