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Congo Orphan Faces Lawless World

War-torn nation struggles to cope with parentless children

By Rebecca Smith Hurd,  Newser User

Posted Nov 16, 2008 7:33 PM CST

(Newser) – An infant discovered in a corpse-ridden house may portend a new problem in Congo's humanitarian crisis, the AP reports. Eliya, found crying with a bullet wound, is one of 250,000 people displaced since fighting reignited in August. “Caring for orphans, that’s something...   Read full story »

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