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Madonna plants a school in Malawi

World
2009-10-28

MADONNA marked the start of construction of her school for girls in Malawi by planting a tree at the planned site of the US$15 million school. The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African...

Madonna shoes offered to Gypsy charity in Romania

World
2009-10-13

MADONNA is putting her shoes where her mouth is. The Queen of Pop has offered one of her favorite pairs of Christian Dior shoes to a charity supporting Gypsy child education. Organizers said today the skyscraper...

Madonna wrapping up world tour in Israel

World
2009-9-2

MADONNA brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who had endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon's last gig in Israel. Madonna is...

Madonna gets her Malawi child

World
2009-6-13

MADONNA can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country's highest court ruled yesterday, overturning a lower court's decision it said was out of touch with the times. Chief Justice Lovemore...

Madonna adoption case heard amid paternity dispute

World
2009-5-5

MALAWI'S highest court heard arguments yesterday on Madonna's bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl's...

Madonna departs from Malawi without Mercy

World
2009-4-6

MADONNA left Malawi on her private jet yesterday after being rebuffed in an attempt to adopt a second child from the African nation, air traffic control officials said. Police roadblocks prevented reporters from...

Madonna without child: Malawi adoption rejected

World
2009-4-4

A JUDGE yesterday rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi even though the country's child welfare minister had supported Madonna's application to raise the three-year-old girl. Madonna's...

Madonna loses bid to adopt second Malawian child

World
2009-4-3

US pop star Madonna will not be allowed adopt a second child in Malawi, the southern African country's High Court ruled today. Rights groups have accused Malawian authorities of giving her special treatment....

Malawi supports Madonna's adoption

World
2009-4-3

MALAWI'S government supports American pop singer Madonna's bid to adopt a second child from the southern African country, the information minister said yesterday, a position likely to anger rights groups. Malawi's...

Madonna's African adoptions part of growing trend

World
2009-4-2

MADONNA'S efforts to adopt two youngsters from Malawi have put her in the media spotlight. But she isn't alone: a growing number of Americans are bringing home children from Africa as countries like China and Russia...