During the holidays, organised groups and tourists visit orphanages in Kenya, bringing gifts and foodstuffs. At first glance, this seems charitable. But what most people do not realise is these visits ...

Iran’s state news agency IRNA confirmed that Ershadi passed away on November 11 following a battle with cancer. Tributes have poured in from the global film community, remembering him as one of Iran’s ...

Even as many big pharma companies are retreating from cell therapies, Gilead subsidiary Kite Pharma has entered a global licensing agreement with Chinese biotech Pregene. Under the terms of the deal, ...

A sculptural arbor and stones etched with the words of survivors are part of a new “memorial healing space” at Burlington’s shuttered St. Joseph’s Orphanage. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger ...

Survivors of Burlington’s St. Joseph’s Orphanage — a long-shuttered institution with a dark legacy of abuse — gathered with supporters and public officials in Kieslich Park on Friday afternoon to ...

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Many former residents of the orphanage reported abuse by Catholic leaders. A memorial honoring residents of the former St. Joseph's Orphanage, where many children described abuse at the hands of ...

The Büyükada Greek Orphanage, a historic building located on İstanbul's Büyükada island, is considered the largest wooden building in Europe and the second largest in the world. Built in the late 19th ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled ...

A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent’s request to remove the book “The Kite Runner” from the high school English curriculum. “The Kite Runner” is an award-winning but frequently ...

Michael Karl Geilenfeld "used his position of trust and access to exploit vulnerable children under the guise of humanitarian work," authorities said Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering ...