MADRID, April 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Spanish lower house Thursday approved a bill which allows homosexuals to marry and to adopt children.

    The bill garnered 183 votes in favor, 136 against and six abstentions in the 350-seat chamber. The bill will go to the Senate for final approval in the coming weeks.

    Belgium and the Netherlands are the only two other European countries that have legalized gay marriages. Enditem