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Hindu Rebels Set Christian Orphanage on Fire

Gibson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:30:45 +0000

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...

Suspected Hindu hard-liners set fire to orphanage

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:24:53 +0000

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...

Teen Dead in Bulgaria Orphanage Attack

AP — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:06:21 +0000

A man armed with a shotgun fired on teenagers as they left a Bulgarian orphanage Wednesday, killing a 15-year-old girl and wounding two other young people before taking his own life, police said.The motive for the attack in the western city of Tran...

20 malnourished boys found at Baghdad orphanage

Ravneet — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:44:37 +0000

During a patrolling, American and Iraqi troops came across an orphanage in Baghdad with 24 severely malnourished and abused boys. The boys in the age of 3 to 15 were found naked in a darkened room without any windows at the...

Fire in Sarajevo orphanage consumes 5 infants to death

Pooja — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:36:01 +0000

A fast moving fire which engulfed the Sarajevo orphanage on Sunday swallowed up five babies, leaving behind an injured nurse, (who tried to rescue the babies) and nineteen other infants. Charred cradles, baby beds and teddy bears were...

Daughters aren't wanted in India

Pooja — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:07:54 +0000

Born into indifference and reared on neglect, the girl child is caught in a web of cultural practices and prejudices that hamper her development, both physically and mentally. In India, for a girl child the period from infancy to adolescence is...

Angelina Jolie Planning To Adopt An Indian Child

Tina — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:35:27 +0000

After Madonna adopted a little African kid, it’s been rumored that Angelina Jolie is once again interested in adopting a child and that too this time an Indian. According to sources the big hearted actress and partner Brad Pitt have applied...

43 schoolgirls killed in Sri Lanka in sudden air raids

Himadree — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:33:00 +0000

In the ethnic-strife nation of Sri Lanka, daily hundreds of children are being pushed into a bleak future. From the ongoing guerilla wars to the recent rebel attacks, thousands of children are mercilessly being killed. Recently, in Mullaitivu...