Read more Malawi stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4171/malawi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConstruction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took education...http://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63678/african-adoption-without-the-madonna-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadonna’s second adoption made other adoptive parents cringe, Bess Rattray writes for Vogue —not because the adoption itself was a bad idea, but because the media circus and the lack of “an established, transparent adoption system,” in Malawi made it look like baby stealing. Oh, and the "$800 haircut and...http://www.newser.com/story/63678/african-adoption-without-the-madonna-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 14:56:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62400/madonnas-new-daughter-leaves-malawi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadonna’s newly adopted daughter left Malawi for London yesterday on a plane owned by the pop singer, Access Hollywood reports. Chifundo “Mercy” James was accompanied on the flight by a nanny and child nurse, airport sources said, and should meet her new brothers and sisters—including David, also a Malawian...http://www.newser.com/story/62400/madonnas-new-daughter-leaves-malawi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Jun 2009 11:39:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62207/madonnas-adoption-only-hurts-malawi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy adopting Mercy James, Madonna has actually endangered other Malawian orphans, writes Anna Feuchtwang in the Daily Mail . “Corrupt adoption agencies and child traffickers, newly alerted to the ease with which Malawian laws can be circumvented, are even now planning to target the country,” writes Feuchtwang, chief executive of a...http://www.newser.com/story/62207/madonnas-adoption-only-hurts-malawi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 10:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61906/madonna-introducing-new-addition-mercy-to-luxe-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMercy James is living the high life starting today. As Madonna’s lawyer prepares the adoption paperwork, the 4-year-old orphan will move into the singer’s luxury lodge in Malawi to be cared for by a nanny and nurse flown in from the US, the Mirror reports. She could leave for New...http://www.newser.com/story/61906/madonna-introducing-new-addition-mercy-to-luxe-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 9:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61696/malawi-court-allows-madonna-to-adopt-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMalawi’s highest court ruled today that Madonna can adopt orphan Mercy James, the AP reports. The court, overturning a lower court’s rejection of the adoption bid, stated “every child has the right to love” and made the case that though the singer does not live in Malawi, “in this global...http://www.newser.com/story/61696/malawi-court-allows-madonna-to-adopt-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 6:38:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61385/madonna-gets-ok-to-adopt-mercy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadonna is finally getting her Malawian daughter. The Material Girl will be allowed to adopt orphan Mercy James after convincing three appeals judges to recommend it, the Sun reports. “All recommendations are in favor of the adoption taking place,” a source said. “Mercy should start packing her bags. She’s off...http://www.newser.com/story/61385/madonna-gets-ok-to-adopt-mercy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58215/brad-to-courtney-i-miss-jen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world was rocked yesterday when news broke that Jennifer Aniston’s supposed “best friend,” Courtney Cox, spoke to Brad Pitt at a concert Sunday—but maybe it wasn’t a betrayal after all, Ian Undercover reports. “He said he made a mess of his life since leaving Jen and that he...http://www.newser.com/story/58215/brad-to-courtney-i-miss-jen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 11:09:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57990/family-of-madges-would-be-kid-laughs-off-alleged-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Madonna’s adoption appeal got under way today in Malawi, the family of orphan Mercy James dismissed attempts by her alleged biological father to interject himself, the AP reports. “How can he claim he is the father when he hasn’t been around all this time?” Mercy’s uncle said of security...http://www.newser.com/story/57990/family-of-madges-would-be-kid-laughs-off-alleged-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 10:35:41 CDT