Same-sex marriage is declared legal across the US
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry in an historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
White House celebrates gay marriage with makeover
The White House turned multi-coloured on Friday evening to celebrate the legalisation of same-sex weddings in the United States.
As the sun went down and the evening turned dark, the building was bathed in a cornucopia of colour to mark a historic day that President Barack Obama described as a "thunderbolt".
The decision by the US Supreme Court to legalise gay marriage means 14 US states will now have to scrap their laws banning same-sex unions.
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