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Kazakhstan couple raises 110 children in Almaty oblast
Their big house looks like a ant hill. Some children draw, some dance and sing in a large playing room, others make lab tests in a study room.
26 February 2013
Adopted Russian boy murdered by US mother: Moscow
A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin's envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents.
20 February 2013
Gay and lesbian adoptions the new norm in Quebec
"I would like to have a mother, but I wouldn't want to lose my two dads," says Frida, a radiant six-year-old Canadian girl unaware of the international controversy raging over gay parenting rights.
09 February 2013
US trying to help families adopt Russian kids
Washington is trying to help hundreds of American families whose dreams of adopting a child from Russia are in limbo after the passage of a controversial Russian law.
10 January 2013
Russia set to advance ban on US adoptions
Russia's upper house of parliament was due Wednesday to vote for a bill barring Americans from adopting the country's children, in retaliation for a new piece of human rights legislation in the US.
27 December 2012
Obama asked to retaliate over Russia adoption ban
Tens of thousands of petitioners are calling for US President Barack Obama to escalate the diplomatic feud that led Moscow to propose a law barring Americans from adopting Russian children.
24 December 2012
US adoption groups voice concern over Russia ban
US adoption agencies expressed deep concern Thursday after President Vladimir Putin backed legislation making it illegal for Russian children to be adopted by Americans.
22 December 2012
Michael Douglas' ex-wife showed the daughter adopted from Kazakhstan
Diandra Douglas, ex-wife of Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, has published a photo of the 7-year old girl she adopted from Kazakhstan.
16 April 2012