Newsday — Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country's highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision it said was out of touch with the times. more info

Newsday — Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country's highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision. more info

Guardian Music — Top Malawi court grants Madonna permission to adopt four-year-old Mercy JamesMadonna has won permission to adopt a second child from Malawi after the country's highest court overturned an earlier decision rejecting her application.The supreme court o... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Madonna has been allowed to adopt a second child from Malawi after a legal battle.   The star was originally stopped from adopting four year old orphan Mercy in April because she is not a... more info

PopSugar UK — It has just been announced that Madonna has won her appeal to adopt Mercy James. In April, Judge Esmie Chondo ruled out the adoption on the grounds that prospective parents had to be resident in Malawi for 18 months. This rule had been waived when Ma... more info

NME — Singer can take home another African child more info

Reuters — BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court and allowed U.S. pop star Madonna to adopt a second child from the country. more info

Guardian Music — Three years ago a storm of protest blew up when Madonna adopted David Banda from a Malawian orphanage. Today the country's highest court is due to decide whether she can now adopt four-year-old Mercy James. Jacques Peretti tracks down the girl's fami... more info

PopSugar UK — Pete Doherty will appear at Stroud Magistrates Courth this morning after being charged with driving, drugs and drink offences in Gloucestershire - NME Madonna is due to discover today whether her adoption bid has been successful - PA Lily Allen thi... more info

Perez Hilton — You can't please everyone. Madonna is slated to perform in Poland on August 15th, but the Catholic community there is screaming, "Ah, Hell NO!" The date happens to be the same as the Assumption of Mary feast, a celebration of the holy Madonna. Member... more info