LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR CHILDREN IN CARE

As a government we're working closely with councils to help them recruit more foster carers who can meet the needs of these children... READ MORE›

BROTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN 'HONOUR KILLING' OF 'PAKISTAN'S KIM KARDASHIAN'

Model Qandeel Baloch, who shot to fame for her provocative selfies that polarised the conservative Muslim country, was strangled in July by her brother Muhammad Waseem... READ MORE›

MURDER CHARGE FOR BROTHER OF SLAIN PAKISTANI SOCIAL MEDIA STAR

Model Qandeel Baloch, who shot to fame for her provocative selfies that polarised the conservative Muslim country, was strangled in July by her brother Muhammad Waseem... READ MORE›

KOREAN ADOPTEE'S PLIGHT ILLUSTRATES DEPORTATION RISK FACED BY 35,000 OTHERS IN U.S.

Crapser remains confined in an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, pending his deportation... READ MORE›

'THEY OWNED ME': SIXTIES SCOOP ADOPTION SURVIVORS SAY THEY WERE SOLD TO U.S. FAMILIES

It's estimated more than 25 per cent of all Indigenous children placed for adoption were placed in homes outside the province... READ MORE›

'SADDEST DOG IN THE WORLD' WAITS FOR FOREVER HOME

She just shut down, Dahlia Ayoub, owner of Mighty Mutts and a volunteer dog program coordinator for Rescue Dogs Match, told The Dodo... READ MORE›

FINANCE MINISTER MICHAEL NOONAN ADMITS HE KNEW ABOUT FOSTER HOME ABUSE ALLEGATIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO

Mr Noonan today confirmed that he received a letter written by the foster father in the controversy directly to himself in 1996... READ MORE›

CHILDREN SUFFER AS ARIZONA STRUGGLES TO FIX FOSTER SYSTEM

Arizona's foster care population continues to increase rapidly, with thousands of children being added in recent years, even as most states have seen declines... READ MORE›

GOING UNDERGROUND: MEET THE MAN WHO LIVED AS AN ANIMAL

Naturalist Charles Foster wanted to reconnect with his inner beast - so he tried living as a badger, a deer and a fox... READ MORE›

BRITAIN CAN - AND MUST - OPEN ITS ARMS TO REFUGEE CHILDREN

But I think the moral case for allowing 1,500 unaccompanied refugee children to settle here is overwhelming... READ MORE›

THE NEXT BIG THING IN PHONES MAY NOT BE A PHONE

Seeking to reverse declining iPhone sales, Apple announced a range of new products on Monday including including a cheaper 4-inch 10 cm screen iPhone SE... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WARNS LOCAL COURTS ABOUT UNLAWFUL FINES AND FEES

Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees... READ MORE›

PRESIDENTIAL LESSONS: TO HELP FOSTER KIDS, AILING SENIORS AND MORE

Six months of weekend sessions, co-sponsored by four presidential libraries, concluded in Dallas Thursday evening with a final conversation led by George W... READ MORE›

WHY FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS WAS THE WORLD'S WORST SINGER

Florence Foster Jenkins was a 20th-Century US socialite and music-lover who styled herself as an operatic coloratura soprano and became a sensation... READ MORE›

Foster carers provide homes for three out of every four children and young people in care... READ MORE›

THE GOVERNMENT MUST MATCH PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FOSTERING REFUGEES

Foster carers in Britain have a long tradition of meeting the needs of refugee children... READ MORE›

.08 NIGHTMARE: ALBERTA WITHDRAWS SOME DUI CHARGES DUE TO BUNGLED BREATHALYZER RECORDS

Ottawa-based company failing to keep proper breathalzyer maintenance records needed in court cases... READ MORE›

ANIMAL SHELTER'S PHOTO OF 'SADDEST DOG IN THE WORLD' HELPS HER FIND A HOME

Lana was adopted by a family but they soon had to return the dog to the animal shelter because she snapped at her owner... READ MORE›

SEE 'IT'S A SMALL WORLD' DEBUT IN 1966

Thailand's king Bhumibol Adulyadej marked his 70th year on the throne on Thursday, but who has reigned the longest overall? CNN's Max Foster reports... READ MORE›

LA LOCHE HOPES FOR A BETTER FUTURE AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING, STRUGGLES WITH YOUTH SUICIDES

For Herman, a better La Loche includes resources to help young people cope with life... READ MORE›

TAMMY AND KEVIN GOFORTH CASE SPARKS PUBLICATION BAN DEBATE

The crown argues publication ban on identity of 4-year-old starving death victim is necessary... READ MORE›

TEENAGE GIRL WHO RAN CANADIAN PROSTITUTION RING JAILED

Police eventually broke up the prostitution ring in June 2012 after one of the victims complained to her mother, who informed authorities... READ MORE›

TAOISEACH FORCED TO SCRAP PLANS FOR NORTH-SOUTH 'ALL-IRELAND FORUM' TO DEAL WITH BREXIT

And Ms Foster also stressed that it was the London government's job to negotiate on behalf of Northern Ireland as part of the UK process to quit the EU... READ MORE›

AYEESHIA JANE SMITH DEATH PROMPTS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT INQUIRY

Ayeeshia's mother, Kathryn, 23, was convicted on Friday of stamping her daughter to death at their home in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, in May 2014... READ MORE›

NAKED PEOPLE TRY CRAFT BEER FOR THE FIRST TIME

We don't know why, but this video of naked people trying craft beer for the first time is really mesmerising... READ MORE›

CAUGHT WITH HIS PANTS DOWNA?? BUT CAN CONMAN PETER FOSTER ESCAPE JUSTICE AGAIN?

In the lengthy letter, he said he was tired of being Peter Foster and just wanted peace and quiet in my life ... READ MORE›

WEALTHY SANTORUM DONOR JOINS DONALD TRUMP EFFORT

Post to Facebook Wealthy Santorum donor joins Donald Trump effort Foster Friess says Trump will become 'an even better candidate' with GOP help... READ MORE›

THE FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE A FOSTER CARER

The need for foster carers is greater than ever, as children and young people are brought into care in record numbers... READ MORE›

INDIA JUDGE SENDS UBER RAPE SUSPECT TO CUSTODY FOR TWO WEEKS

Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey on Wednesday ordered the accused Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, to be kept in Delhi's Tihar jail until Dec... READ MORE›

JOHN HINCKLEY: PROSECUTORS WILL NOT CHARGE RONALD REAGAN GUNMAN OVER 1981 SHOOTING

James Brady, was shot and badly injured when Hinckley, now aged 59, opened fire on Reagan and his entourage as he left a Washington hotel in 1981... READ MORE›

JOHN HINCKLEY JR. RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL 35 YEARS AFTER SHOOTING RONALD REAGAN

In this Nov. 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington... READ MORE›

COULD NETFLIX'S USE OF DATA ANALYSIS CREATE 'THE PERFECT FILM'?

Something that recalls the sinister Entertainment from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest?... READ MORE›

A foster mother faces child neglect charges for leaving a 15-month-old boy in a hot vehicle outside a Florida supermarket... READ MORE›

CALL TO BRING CHILD REFUGEES IN CALAIS UNDER UK SAFEGUARDING RULES

The government's child welfare bill should be amended to give young refugees in Calais protection under British safeguarding rules, the Labour MP Stella Creasy has said... READ MORE›

GRASP OF ENGLISH KEY TO INDEPENDENCE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AS ASSISTANCE DEADLINE LOOMS

For Al-Mahasna and his family, that will mean applying for provincial assistance through Ontario Works after January... READ MORE›

'FRUSTRATING' BACKLOG OF REFUGEE APPLICATIONS WILL LIKELY GET LONGER AS FEDERAL TARGETS DROP

And three quarters of the newly arrived refugees have family members left in the Middle East who want to come to Canada... READ MORE›

'I FELT ABANDONED': CHILDREN STOLEN BY FRANCE TRY TO FIND THEIR PAST, 50 YEARS ON

For decades, children from Reunion island in the Indian Ocean were removed to repopulate rural areas of France... READ MORE›

AP NEWSBREAK: DA: GRAND JURY PROBING NY FOSTER CARE SYSTEM

Since the scandal erupted, separate investigations have been started by state, city and Long Island officials... READ MORE›

GROWING MIGRANT DEATHS PROVOKE TEARS, DESPERATION FOR FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND

PAKAR NABI'S TRAGIC VOYAGE Pakar, a veterinarian in Afghanistan's Herat province, was loved by the local community because he tended to poor farmers' livestock for free... READ MORE›

PALESTINIAN COUPLE MAY HAVE MIRA, THE SYRIAN GIRL WHOSE FAMILY DIED IN BOAT DISASTER

The mystery of what happened to Mira Akram Al Jawabreh has haunted her family for 18 months -- and on Wednesday, there was a development from Italy... READ MORE›

WHAT TO SAY AND DO WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW ADOPTS

They are both my children, we are a family, of course they are siblings... READ MORE›

FATHER FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING HIS SON WHILE MOTHER ACQUITTED OF HAVING SEX WITH HIM

The father said the boy was a difficult child who had ADHD and social workers had brainwashed the boy into making the allegations... READ MORE›

'I FEEL LIKE THE DOG NOBODY WANTS'

Jurors are still deliberating on a single count of child cruelty against the mother relating to the box incident... READ MORE›

BABY MARIA THRIVING WITH FOSTER FAMILY

But the mother of Baby Maria has not been located, and gardai are still appealing for her to come forward... READ MORE›

REFERRALS TO AUSTRALIAN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES INCREASE 6% IN A YEAR

It found that just under 152,000 children accessed child protection services, equivalent to one in every 35 children in the country... READ MORE›

JOEY FEEK DIES AFTER LONG CANCER BATTLE

I've prayed and prayed and prayed I'd discover I was healed, Feek said in November... READ MORE›