A newly born infant has a father who could very likely be the the world’s oldest. 96 Year old Ramjeet Raghav At 96 years old, Ramjeet Raghav could be a great-great-grandfather. Instead, the Indian man has a newborn at home and claims that he is now the world’s oldest new father. His […]
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Should Race Be a Factor in Adoptions?
Should adoption agencies discriminate by race, or even by a person’s racial sensitivity? According to current U.S.
Education: Nature v. Nurture
Few years ago a psychologist named Harold Manville Skeels, a professor at University of Iowa, was assigned by the State to advise the State orphanage.
Ireland counts votes in EU referendum
Votes were being counted in Ireland Saturday after a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty — a controversial agreement, already rejected once by Irish citizens, which lays down rules for governing an expanded European Union.
Halted foreign adoptions leave would-be parents in limbo
The crib in Ellen Darcy’s Boston home has sat empty for more than a year. And in suburban Washington, Laura Teresinski has prepared a nursery for a baby that may never arrive
Treasure hunters dig for Hitler’s gold
Digging has resumed at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II. They and thousands of prospective parents, eager to adopt children from abroad, have found themselves in an emotional legal limbo since two of the most popular countries for international adoptions — Guatemala and Vietnam — recently halted their programs.
Charity urges caution over Elton John ‘adoption plan’
A leading international children’s charity has warned that Elton John’s desire to adopt a 14-month-old baby boy could lead to more children being abandoned.
Uruguay passes same-sex adoption law
Uruguay became the first Latin American country to allow same-sex couples to adopt children after the Senate voted to approve a bill modifying the country’s adoption statute.
Judge: ‘Gripping temptation’ to let Madonna adopt
A judge who barred Madonna’s second adoption from Malawi on Friday said she had "a gripping temptation" to approve the adoption, but decided doing so would open doors to child trafficking, court records show. The American pop star had filed a petition to adopt a girl, Chifundo James, 3
Children’s charity urges Madonna not to adopt
A British children’s charity has urged Madonna to rethink her planned adoption of a Malawian baby girl as the singer was reportedly due in the east African country to take custody of a four-year-old child. Save the Children spokesman Dominic Nutt said said the child would be better off staying in Malawi than being brought up by the recently-divorced pop star, who has three other children, including an adopted Malawian boy.