Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption
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BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.
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Pop diva Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday to adopt an African child and fund an orphan center for 1,000 children, many of whom lost parents to AIDS.
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Some crazy Russian kids may force Madonna to express herself   somewhere else.
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Â· Trip to collect husband's award thrown into doubt Â· Ban seen as test of human rights commitment
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Critics express reservations about Madonna's latest concerts as she ends the UK leg of her world tour.
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Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy  in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a  center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in  the impoverished African nation.
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Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation.
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The Malawi welfare official overseeing Madonna's efforts to adopt an African toddler says he will make a long-awaited trip to the singer's London home next week to assess her suitability as an adoptive parent.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Adoption hotlines around the  world have been jammed with callers since the Asian tsunami on  Dec. 26 orphaned thousands of children, but experts and aid  agencies are telling would-be parents they may be disappointed.
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Pop superstar Madonna has embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel - home of her newfound Kabbalah faith. The 46-year-old singer, who has just finished her massive Re-Invention tour, has travelled with her family.
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Israel was abuzz with excitement Wednesday over the arrival of Madonna, its biggest celebrity visitor in years. The pop star came to the Holy Land on a spiritual quest, including visits to the graves of revered rabbinical sages.
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Madonna, dubbed the Queen of Pop, visited a synagogue, a church and a mosque on Wednesday in India's financial capital as part of a holiday with her family.
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Pop superstar Madonna has hit back after being accused of cheating prestigious fashion house Gucci into raising money for Kabbalah causes under the guise of helping Malawian orphans.
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Human rights organizations will help decide whether Madonna is fit to adopt a Malawian toddler, a judged ruled Wednesday.
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Even for a performer who courts controversy, Madonna's Tuesday gig in Moscow has been notably contentious. The city didn't like the planned venue, other critics said her original plan to perform on Sept. 11 was disrespectful to the victims of the U.S. terror attacks five years ago, and officials of Russia's two largest religions didn't care for her performing anytime and anywhere.
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Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday on a mission to help AIDS orphans &#151; and may leave with a child adopted in this impoverished southern African country.
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A spokeswoman for Madonna on  Wednesday denied claims by officials in the African nation of  Malawi that the pop star had adopted a one-year-old orphan boy  there.