Europeans charged with child abduction / France drawn into "kidnapping" scandal / Spain Defends Pilots in Child-Abduction Row / NGOs work to clear their name after child "trafficking" / Attempted transfer of children "illegal and irresponsible" - UNICEF

Links to various items from over the past day that update, most recently, the previous batch:

By Alex Duval Smith of the UK's "Independent"

By Andrew Geoghegan of Australia's ABC

From AFP

From IPS

From ITN

From the "New York Times"

From France 24

From DPA...

• "18 charged in alleged orphan kidnapping attempt in Chad" (roundup version)
• "EU condemns 'irresponsible' NGO in Chad orphan drama"

From the AP...

• "Chad Charges Aid Workers With Kidnapping"
• "French president wants accord with Chad that saves face for all over children's charity"

From IRIN

By Stephanie Hancock, for Reuters

From the UK's "Guardian" (Web-only update)

From the Press Association

From EuroNews

By Robert Marquand of the "Christian Science Monitor"

From the UK's "Telegraph"...

• "Nine people charged over Chad 'abduction'" (newer)
• "Chad kidnap allegations worry aid workers" (from earlier)

From Deutsche Welle

From CNN

From the BBC

By VOA's Lisa Bryant

From Canada's "National Post" (composite story)

From Radio New Zealand

From Al Jazeera

From the UK's "Times"

From the UN News Service

IFJ press release