Pop star Madonna plans to help break ground in Malawi on Monday for a school she is building in the impoverished southern African nation, from which she adopted two children.
The singer will donate the undisclosed damages to her charity in Malawi
Three aides take the 3-year-old out of Malawi, just a week after her adoption was approved
David, Rocco and Lourdes have a new sister, Mercy James, a court decides Friday
Malawi's high court ruled in favor of pop superstar Madonna on Friday, saying she will be able to adopt a young girl from the country, said Zione Ntaba, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office.
Madonna said she hopes the Malawian girl she wants to adopt and the boy she already adopted "will one day return to Malawi and help the people of their country."
The singer's appeal to adopt the 3-year-old Malawian girl who calls her "Mummy" heats up
Relatives of 3-year-old Mercy are angered by claims from her dad that he wants to help
People.com: Madonna Leaves Malawiupdated: Mon Apr 06 2009 08:46:00
Before her departure, the singer spends time with the 3-year-old girl Mercy, whom she failed to adopt
Madonna's petition to adopt a second Malawian child was rejected by a local judge Friday, an official said.
Pop star Madonna and her adopted son met with the young boy's biological father in Malawi as the singer awaited a court decision on whether she could adopt a girl from the same country, her publicist said Tuesday.
Madonna will hear Friday whether she will be allowed to adopt a child from Malawi, a spokeswoman for the African nation's attorney general told CNN Monday.
Madonna's planned adoption of a Malawian girl will apparently go forward, despite earlier opposition from the girl's family, a reporter for the ITN television network told CNN Sunday. The pop star arrived in Malawi on Sunday.
Sources say the singer will be in court next week to start the process
The star donates cartons of son David's clothes and toys to his former home in Malawi
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The carpet was black – not red – on the North lawn of the United Nations, but the parade of stars into Madonna's big-ticket benefit Wednesday night nearly put the Oscars to shame.
Looks like Chris Rock approves of Rihanna's gorgeous gown as the two arrive at the Gucci charity event at the United Nations in New York Wednesday night. The singer wasn't the only one getting checked out. The soirée – hosted by Madonna and bringing in $3.7 million for UNICEF and Raising Malawi – was a star-studded one including A-listers Jennifer Lopez, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow and Salma Hayek.
Madonna is teaming with Gucci and a galaxy of stars to raise money for orphans in Malawi.
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