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Law on Overseas Brides Is Keeping Couples Apart (New York Times) - Some worry that a new law intended to protect women from potential abuse by American men who seek brides from other countries on the Internet will make it difficult to find a wife abroad.

In U.S., men trying to import brides will have to wait (International Herald Tribune) - Adam Weaver thought everything was set to bring his Colombian fiancée, Yesenia Meza, to the United States.

Dowries go up for Negri Muslim brides (New Straits Times) - SEREMBAN: It has just got costlier for a Muslim man to marry in Negri Sembilan, but the women are not complaining.

Mines and brides: UN staff tread lightly on Golan (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - At this bunker overlooking one of the world's toughest battle grounds, there are no guns or tanks -- nothing more belligerent, in fact, than a boxing bag hung close to the observation deck.

Ghost Stories (Metromix.com) - Aloft Aerial Dance and The Strange Tree Group perform a macabre tale about the deaths of several unfortunate brides-to-be, set on trapezes of varying heights. Written by Emily Schwartz ("Funeral Wedding (The Alvin Play)").

Bride of Year honour for Amanda (Mandurah Mail) - LOCAL newlywed Amanda Jackson was recently named Perth Bride of the Year. The contest run by Perth Bride magazine was entered by brides from throughout the State and Amanda said she was very surprised to win.

Wedding Traditions from Around the Globe (WLBT 3) - The toasts. The bouquet toss. The dreaded Chicken Dance. These are rituals that, for better or worse, brides in the U.S. can expect on their wedding day. But have you ever wondered what weddings are like around the world?

Big 92.7FM banks on key RJs (Business Standard India) - Big 92.7 FM, the radio station of Adlabs Films Ltd. group, would use popular RJs Rakesh and Prajna at its Kolkata station as matchmakers, on a programme where they would have prospective brides and grooms meet each other.

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield (North Shore News) - beauty products are taking on more of a multi-tasking role this fall season, combining an array of tasks, which should work well for busy women. Fair features local fare North Shore brides are a discerning bunch, according to wedding planner Monica Walker.

Fitness firm in fine shape (The Business EDP 24) - A family-run gym in King's Lynn is going from strength to strength - specialising in personal training and helping brides-to-be to lose weight.