ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Four-month-old Thomas Bekele lies in a crib in the Kidane Meheret Children's Home awaiting an HIV test, the result of which will determine his chances of being adopted and ...

Landrieu, one of the leading adoption advocates in Congress, said Ethiopia deserves praise - compared with many developing countries - for recognizing that its orphans would be better off in a family ...

Theresa and David Held returned from Ethiopia with a beautiful baby girl, an admiration for her countrymen's scrappy spirit and awareness that Western adoptions help only a tiny fraction of the ...

Orphans in Ethiopia account to 11 percent of all the children living in the country, a report said on Tuesday. The report presented at the launching of the National Plan of Action and Orphans and ...

ST. PAUL — Ethiopia was not on Mark and Vera Westrum-Ostrom’s list when they first visited Children’s Home Society & Family Services here to explore an international adoption. Ukraine was first, ...

LOS ANGELES - Actress Angelina Jolie is adopting a newborn Ethiopian girl orphaned by AIDS, People magazine reported Tuesday. Jolie, who has toured the world as goodwill ambassador for the United ...

CHRISTIANSBURG — On a warm July afternoon Sophia Blaszak rolled down the hill in her backyard alongside two of her sisters. A mundane moment for many, the joyful tumbling marked a milestone the ...

Freya Sergis, a SUNY Cortland senior human service studies major, had an all-American experience at Sandy Creek (N.Y.) High School in Oswego County. She ran cross country and track and field, served ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Last week, it was two little boys, each found abandoned in a dusty side street. Police turned the babies over to Ethiopia's child welfare bureau, which in turn called ...

The crop, called enset, could potentially provide greater food security for millions. In the longer term, with the right regulatory and investment support, it may be a new healthy and sustainable ...

Dona Kabeary and the Rev. Ron Todd make regular trips to Ambo, Ethiopia. It’s a long trip — 9,000 miles — which requires multiple flights, starting in Billings at noon on a Saturday and ending in ...

Connie Britton is opening up about her adoption journey. In an interview on the Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard podcast, the White Lotus star, 55, spoke about why she chose to adopt her son Eyob, 11, ...