Madonna is desperate to adopt a second child from Malawi.
The 'Give It 2 Me' singer wants to give a home to two-year-old girl Mercy James - whose mother died in childbirth and lives in an orphanage - but the child's family have said they are "not interested" in the proposition.
Madonna, 49, tried to push the adoption through last year, but Mercy's uncle John Nglande blocked it.
The star reportedly renewed attempts to adopt the toddler in May by sending aides to speak to her family, but they are only prepared to go ahead with the plan if Mercy is returned to them when she is six years old.

After the success of his first fragrance, Unforgivable Diddy is preparing the launch of his second line.
According to New York magazine, the I Am King cologne will launch exclusively in Macy’s department stores this December before making its global debut in February. Ladies can expect the I Am Queen perfume sometime in 2009. In its first year the fragrance is projected to gross over $100 million globally.
On the name choice for the new line Diddy said, "If I say, 'I am not going to succeed, I'm a loser,' then that's what I am going to be.

The woman who helped raise Madonna's adopted son David Banda in his native Malawi has died.
Asineti Mwale helped the tot's father Yohane Banda bring up the child following the death of David's biological mother shortly after his birth in 2005.
The 60-year-old passed away on Sunday, August 11, after losing her battle with pneumonia.
Mwale, who was referred to as 'Mama' by the Banda family, supported Yohane's difficult decision to put David in the Home of Hope Orphanage in Malawi, where Madonna spotted him when in the country on charity work.

Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria are reportedly set to go into business together.
The 'Desperate Housewives' actress and former Spice Girls star are planning to team up to open a unique nightspot in Las Vegas.
The venue will include a restaurant, Beso II - the second eatery in Eva's Beso franchise - and a casino.
The pair's decision to turn half the business into a casino is said to be due to their interest in dominoes, after Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher andDemi Moore introduced them to the game.

Alicia Keys couldn’t stop belching after she ate just before going on stage.
The 'No One’ singer – who was recently named the new face of Vitamin Water – admits she learned her lesson from the incident and now makes sure she eats a few hours before she is required to perform.
She said: 'One time I ate right before going on stage and I had to hide my belches from the microphone - that was funny!'

Paris Hilton would paint the White House pink if she became President of the United States.
The hotel heiress promised to drastically change the famous presidential abode if she was elected, and even revealed she would appoint 'Umbrella’ singer Rihanna as her Vice President.
In a spoof video published on the internet, Paris claimed: 'I'll see you at the White House. Oh, and I might paint it pink!'

Pink saws down a tree bearing a love heart containing her and estranged husband Carey Hart’s names in her new music video.
The singer - real name Alecia Moore - is seen attacking the tree branded with a heart saying 'Alecia and Carey’ in the video for her new single 'So What’.
Lyrics to the track include: 'I guess I just lost my husband. I don't know where he went. So I'm gonna drink my money. I'm not gonna pay his rent (nope)... I hate marriage.
'I don't need you and guess what, I'm havin more fun. And now that were done, I'm gonna show you tonight I'm alright. I'm just fine.'

Nicole Scherzinger is "terrified" by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton's driving.
The Pussycat Dolls star hates getting into a car with the Formula One ace because he insists on travelling as if he were in a race.
She said: "I'm actually terrified when he takes me on a drive. Especially through the canyons in Los Angeles. Wow! He's at one with his car - let's just say that!"

Amy Winehouse wants to be an agony aunt on her father's radio show.
The troubled singer is reportedly keen to use her experiences to help others when her dad Mitch co-hosts a BBC London afternoon show on September 1.
Station assistant editor Justin King said: "Mitch and Amy are able to work really well together.
"There isn't a question this agony aunt can't answer."

Geri Halliwell felt 'traumatised' by 'Sex and the City: The Movie’.
The former Spice Girl – who had a cameo role in the original US TV series - was overcome when she watched the film because it triggered all of her emotions.
She said: 'I’ve seen 'Sex and the City’ twice already.