It's been nearly a quarter-century since the world was shocked by the horrible scenes from Romanian orphanages. The worst abuses have been halted... First of two stories The 1989 overthrow and ...

The poor condition of Romanian orphanages and the unregulated environment surrounding the many international adoptions has been a dark spot on Romania's reputation. The European Union has made the ...

STRATHAM — Allyson Schaaf was tired, and it showed around her eyes. It was more than the normal weariness of a woman who works part-time, maintains a large house and mothers a 4-year-old boy. She was ...

Four-year-old Alina stood in her diaper, her bright eyes looking past the end of her bottle at the American woman who intended to adopt her from a maternity hospital in rural Romania. This is how Mary ...

BUCHAREST: Theodor’s mother abandoned him in hospital soon after giving birth. Three years later, the dark-haired boy with a shy smile is living with a foster mother in a bare apartment in Bucharest, ...

An appeals court in Romania has overturned a government ban on international adoptions of Romanian babies, following an appeal lodged by a non-governmental organization. Romanian authorities in June ...

ROMANIA: Romania has announced the lifting of a ban on adoptions of Romanian children by couples outside the country. The move, to be implemented on November 15th, follows concerted pressure by the US ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s prime minister on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to allow adoptions by foreigners of about 1,000 Romanian children. About 200 U.S. families and 800 European families ...

The 1989 overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu provided the first glimpse of a country that had been mostly closed to the outside world — and many of the scenes were appalling ...