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Suspected Hindu hard-liners set fire to orphanage

Suspected Hindu hard-liners set fire Monday to an orphanage run by Christian missionaries in eastern India, killing one woman and seriously injuring a priest, police said.

Study Says Foster Care Benefits Brains

Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests years later than children who were left behind, concludes a one-of-a-kind project in Romania that has profound implications for child welfare around the globe.

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BBC News - Charity EveryChild issues warning on separated children
Source: BBC News

The number of children around the world living without any parents or separated from their families has increased to 24 million with a third of them placed in orphanages, a leading British charity dealing with children's rights has warned.

Somali Group Al Shabaab Reportedly Beheads 4 Christians, Rips Gold Teeth From Locals' Mouths
Source: FOXNews.com

Four Christians working for an NGO that helps orphans in Somalia have been beheaded by al-Shabaab, according to the human rights watchdog International Christian Concern.

Judge accepts plea deal in Russia sex tourism case
Source: 10connects.com

A federal judge in Philadelphia has accepted a plea deal from a wealthy Russian-American entrepreneur accused of traveling to his homeland to have sex with girls from an orphanage.

Catholic Church Orphanage Administrators in Ireland Accused of Abusing Thousands of Children Over Several Decades
Source: BBC News

I understand that these allegations are just coming to light and have not resulted in criminal convictions. However, anyone who can objectively study the violent history of religion knows that this is the rule...not the exception.

Bolivian land reform comes under fire from landowners | Worldfocus
Source: worldfocus.org

The Bolivian government is implementing new land reform policy purported to help the poor, under which the government can seize and redistribute land to indigenous farmers. It's a proposal that has left many landowners unhappy.

University Student Buys Dilapidated African Orphanage
Source: impactlab.com

A student who visited a run-down African orphanage was so moved by the children's plight that she raised £30,000 to buy it. Amy Lambert, 24, set about gathering funds after witnessing the horrors at the decrepit Kichijo Orphanage in Tanzania.

Local students unite for rally: Hardship, Obstacles, Poverty-ENOUGH!
Source: The Daily Herald Tribune

Junior and High School students from all around the Peace Country united for a rally with the following message: MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. The students marched through the city with signs, chanting "Make poverty history".

10-Year-OId Helps His Former Orphanage
Source: www.DeMossNewsPond.com/ccci

Cry of the Orphan salutes 10-year-old in Michigan who is helping kids in his former orphanage in Ukraine

The Good & Bad of John McCain - McCain's Hometown Paper Details His Life
Source: The Arizona Republic

This is an objective, multi-chapter article on John McCain, written by his hometown, Conservative newspaper, the Arizona Republic.

Israeli harassment of Hebron orphanages
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Harassment by the Israeli authorities leaves Palestinians angry and despairing. Could that be the intention?

Video and Photos: Israeli Army Raid and Loot Hebron Orphanage home to 110 girls | Sabbah's Blog
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Video and Photos: Israeli Army Raid and Loot Hebron Orphanage home to 110 girls Written by Haitham on 11. May 2008, 0012hrs // Part of Haitham's adventure in Israel, Palestine, Terrorism, Video, War Crimes, Zionism // Other posts by Haitham

msnbc.com video: What's next for Iraqi orphans?
Source: msnbc.com

Q&A on Iraqi orphans and adoption.

Movie Review: The Orphanage

As I sat down in the theatre on Tuesday night to watch The Orphanage (El Orfanato), I was struck by the rather unusual composition of the audience. Now granted, it was a Tuesday night, but the theatre was empty, except for one other individual and myself.

NY Child Services Seizes British Sisters, Strip Searches Them After Mother Falls Ill
Source: BBC News

Gemma Bray, 15, and her 13-year-old sister Katie also had their clothes taken off them and were asked if they had been abused or were suicidal. Their mother Yvonne Bray of Appledore, Devon, says their human rights were infringed by the authorities.

Work begins on Madonna's orphanage
Source: Yahoo! News

Construction has begun on a children's home for Aids orphans in Malawi with the help of Madonna, who is visiting the southern African nation.

Sri Lankan air strike kills 61 schoolgirls at orphanage
Source: Independent.co.uk

The standards for "precision" in air strikes keep getting lower and lower from Kosovo to Iraq to Lebanon to Sri Lanka.Children were the latest victims as the crisis deepened in Sri Lanka.

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