Oksana Masters, born with severe birth differences linked to the Chernobyl disaster, overcame a childhood in Ukrainian orphanages to become America's most decorated Paralympian. Her journey highlights resilience, finding purpose through adaptive sports, and inspiring millions worldwide.
The Christian Brothers have sought to halt hundreds of abuse survivor cases by arguing they are broke, proposing an external scheme to distribute assets. This follows a decade of transferring wealth to Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) for nominal sums, assets EREA states won't be used for survivors. The move has aborted trials and left survivors feeling betrayed.
An Ebola outbreak in the DRC's Ituri province has seen 676 cases and 136 deaths. Four nuns caring for an infant who died from the virus have fallen ill. Frontline workers face supply shortages and conflict hinders response, while travel restrictions are criticized.
Two infants have died from Ebola at a church-run orphanage in Ituri province, eastern Congo. Five other babies tested negative after being isolated, but another orphan succumbed to the virus. The outbreak highlights severe challenges for vulnerable children in the region.
42 grooms from Madhya Pradesh were duped in a mass marriage scam where organizers promised marriages with girls from an Indore orphanage, collecting Rs 12,000-Rs 20,000 per family, only to reveal no actual brides, using social media images as bait.
Police have raided the headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe, Cheshire, following an investigation into allegations of serious sexual offences, modern slavery and forced marriage. About 500 officers were deployed on Wednesday morning, making multiple arrests after a woman in the Republic of Ireland reported being raped and sexually abused at the group's headquarters in 2023. The suspects are men of American, Mexican, British, German and Spanish nationality. The sect, which blends Islamic tenets with conspiracy theories about the Illuminati and aliens, moved to the UK from Sweden in 2021. Around 150 people and 56 children live at the grade II-listed property.
Gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria's Kogi State on Sunday, kidnapping 23 children and taking the facility's owner. Security agencies rescued 15 children, leaving eight still missing. The orphanage was operating illegally in a bush environment without government knowledge. No group has claimed responsibility, though security sources cite a functional Boko Haram cell in the area. This marks the first orphanage targeting in Nigeria's ongoing kidnap crisis.
