US, Russia agree to forge new pact on adoptions
The United States and Russia will seek a new deal to govern adoptions of Russian children by American families after a scandal that saw a US mother return her adopted Russian son, the State Department said on Thursday.
Russia slammed the brakes on new US adoptions after 7-year-old Artyom Savelyev arrived alone at a Moscow airport this month with a note from his US adoptive mother disowning him, prompting an outcry in both countries. (Reuters)
