New York, Mar 30 : Madonna has arrived in Malawi and is expected to sign today adoption papers which will allow her to adopt a second child from the African nation.
The move, however, has been widely criticised by aid agencies as "exacerbating" the plight of children in impoverished countries.
The 50-year-old singer was accompanied by her oldest offspring, Lourdes Leon, 12. The pair strolled hand in hand through the village of Chinkhota, chatting with locals and soaking up the sun.
London, Mar 28 : The grandmother of Mercy James, the 4-year-old orphaned Malawian girl who Madonna wants to adopt, has pledged to stop the singer from "stealing" her.
The 50-year-old stunner is nearing the end of a long battle to Mercy legally hers.
However, Mercy's grandmother Lucy Chekechiwa, 61, is not too happy with the development.
"Why doesn't this singer pick other children? It is stealing. I want to go to court, I won't let her go," The Sun quoted her, as saying.
London, Mar 28 : A British charity has asked Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt another Malawian child.
According to Save The Children, the 50-year-old is setting a bad example by attempting to adopt the tot.
The star is reportedly flying into Malawi tomorrow to begin adoption proceedings for Mercy James, a 4-year-old whom she picked out during a previous visit.
Mercy has spent the majority of her life in the Home of Hope orphanage in Mchinji, where Madonna also found her first adoptive child, David Banda.
Johannesburg - A human rights group in Malawi, where US popstar Madonna is trying to adopt a sibling for her three-year-old adoptive son David Banda, has warned the government to grant her no special favours.
The 50-year-old star, whose 2006 adoption of Banda from an orphanage in Malawi was dogged by controversy, is expected to return to the country on Saturday with her family, Undule Mwaksungula, spokesman for Malawi's Human Rights Consultative Committee, said.
Johannesburg - US popstar Madonna attended a court hearing in Malawi on Monday in her bid to adopt a second child in the southern African country. 
New York, Mar 30 : Madonna has arrived in Malawi and is expected to sign today adoption papers which will allow her to adopt a second child from the African nation.
Melbourne, Mar 28 : Working with queen of pop Madonna doesn't come that easy - ask Melbourne nanny Angela Jacobsen.
London, Mar 28 : The grandmother of Mercy James, the 4-year-old orphaned Malawian girl who Madonna wants to adopt, has pledged to stop the singer from "stealing" her.
London, Mar 28 : A British charity has asked Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt another Malawian child.
Johannesburg - A human rights group in Malawi, where US popstar Madonna is trying to adopt a sibling for her three-year-old adoptive son David Banda, has warned the government to grant her no special favours.
