"Slumdog Millionaire" child star Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and his mother moved into their new home Tuesday, leaving behind a corrugated metal slum shanty for four solid walls, doors that lock and an indoor toilet."I was shocked when I saw this house," Azhar, 11, said, before turning on one of his favorite Hindi songs and dancing around the living room. "I want to thank ... read full post picked by lynxears 5 months ago

On Sunday night, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali were in Hollywood, California, getting celebrity treatment as eight Oscars were awarded to the movie they starred in, "Slumdog Millionaire."

Thursday night, the two children were sleeping at home in Mumbai, India picked by joshSF49 9 months ago

Hollywood movie made by Boyle but an Indian story. Its not the story of the loud middle class that does not like the movie for not accurately showing India of today. But sadly it is the India that still exists for 30% of the population. Plot : The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation wa... read full post picked by tgkprog 10 months ago

He's become an object of adulation for millions, but ten-year-old Azharuddin Ismail’s stardom doesn’t appear to cut much ice back at home with his father. The youngster, who played the hero of Slumdog Millionaire as a child, received a beating in front of journalists which his father later apologized for. picked by equinox 9 months ago

One billion people – a sixth of the world’s population – now live in slums, and it is predicted that the number of slum dwellers will double within the next quarter of a century. Such statistics are as staggering as they are sobering. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling of the Oscars Rubina up for adoption, demanding millions of rupees worth £200,000. picked by PulsisX 7 months ago

IMSaferTM - IMSafer monitors the instant messenger conversations of your children to help you balance protecting your children and respecting their privacy. The IMSafer service will only notify you when your child is engaged in a potentially dangerous conversation on IM. At IMSafer, we have worked with law enforcement officials to learn how potential predators initiate, develop and maintain ina... read full post picked by MissParker 2 years ago

Brazil has begun building over 7 miles of 3 meter high concrete walls around the hillside slums in the south of Rio de Janeiro. The official statements propose the reason is to protect the surrounding rainforest from further encroachment. Critics protest it is a discriminatory division meant to entrap and separate the poor from the rich. video picked by equinox 8 months ago

"Collecting kiddie porn -- even the most graphic images of child sex abuse -- doesn't automatically make one a pedophile, a noted psychologist said yesterday." "Baillie told Crown prosecutor Jenny Rees labelling all kiddie porn collectors as pedophiles would be akin to saying anyone with illicit drugs is an abuser." Comparing drugs to child porn? You're either USING it or DEA... read full post picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

So, if your child has not been kidnapped by a family member (this excludes most kidnappings, by the way*), and spent more than half of the tax-year, pre-kidnapping, living with you, they are considered for tax purposes a dependent. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A CT scan of an ancient Egyptian child's mummified body has revealed a spearlike object within the upper spine and skull, but scientists say they do not know whether that is what killed the child. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson met the film's two impoverished child stars Wednesday and reassured them that they will soon have new homes.

*YAY!* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Children from at least 10 African countries were sent as maids to the U.S. and Europe. But the problem is so well hidden that authorities — including the U.N., Interpol and the State Department — have no idea how many child maids now work in the West. picked by muppet 11 months ago

Two robots built by Mitsubishi can be seen in a short play called I, Worker, interacting with human actors in Japan.

Although still a couple of years off a full scale production, this still makes for an interesting concept. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

A teenage torero lies soaked in blood in his sequined suit, the latest victim of a controversial craze for child bullfighters sweeping Latin America. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A Tumwater, Wash., high school band director is back in jail on new charges of child sex abuse in Idaho. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Tell me it's fake or I'm calling Child Welfare picked by wildminou 1 year ago

Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police in Mexico arrested a woman who allegedly killed an 11-year-old girl and stole her baby sister, because she wanted a child to show to her migrant husband when he returned from the United States. picked by xtratoz 9 months ago

It's no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?

A government report released Tuesday says a middle-income family with a child born last year will spend about $221,000 raising that child through age 17.
*and that's not including related costs such as daycare or college* picked by lynxears 4 months ago