RESCUE MISSION: The orphanage rushes to the aid of elephants who are in distress and need rescue.

Elephant orphanage in Nairobi bats for tuskers in peril

Elephants, the wildlife icon of Africa, are increasingly under threat. Drought, poaching and conflict between humans and the wild animals remain major threats to this majestic beast. CNN's David McKenzie spent a day with a young elephant in a remarkable orphanage in Nairobi.

Inspired by films, teen rapes 6-year-old girl

The juvenile court has sent the boy to an observation home.

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/100171/inspired-by-films-teen-rapes-6yearold-girl.html

Mothering orphans despite troubles, she is a real hero

Zaputou Angami has been a mother to abandoned children from Nagaland.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mothering-orphans-despite-troubles-she-is-a-real-hero/85659-3.html

French connection: Adopted girls revisit Indian orphanage

Three India-born girls were adopted by a French couple years ago.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/french-connection-adopted-girls-revisit-indian-orphanage/70572-19.html

B'lore human rights activist 'sexually abused' kids

Police say Ramesh is a psychopath and had murdered a girl in 1990.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/blore-human-rights-activist-sexually-abused-kids/45131-3.html

Iraq orphans get a 'safe house'

An orphanage in Baghdad has given shelter and a chance for education to the children left orphans by the violence.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iraq-orphans-get-a-safe-house/38043-2.html

Jolie's brood grows by one more

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie, has adopted her fourth child, a three-year old boy from Vietnam.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/jolies-brood-grows-by-one-more/36260-8.html

Angelina Jolie adopts Vietnamese boy

Hollywood actress’s new child is Pax Thien, a boy she selected at an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/angelina-jolie-adopts-vietnamese-boy/36096-8.html

An elephantine orphanage in Assam

We've all heard of orphanages for children, but one for elephants is rather hard to believe.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/an-elephantine-orphanage-in-assam/34321-3.html

Orphanage gifts kids a 'brand'

Orphanages often run on donations from the rich. But an ashram in Thrissur is trying to fend for themselves instead.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/orphanage-gifts-kids-a-brand/29550-3.html

US governor adopts Gujarat child

Celebrations stretch right upto America as a baby girl has been adopted by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-governor-adopts-gujarat-child/28920-3.html

Santa shows up in Delhi before X-mas

Christmas is more than a month away but Santa Claus is already in Delhi to visit children in orphanages.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/santa-shows-up-in-delhi-before-xmas/25940-3.html

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