An informant told police in London that Madeleine McCann was stolen to order by an international paedophile ring based in Belgium, according to newly released documents. The unnamed source said a spotter took photographs of her while she was on holiday with her family in Portugal and sent them to the group in Belgium.

The parents of vanished British girl Madeleine McCann have ordered an investigation into a possible sighting of their daughter in Amsterdam in June 2007. A private detective is checking a statement made to Portuguese police by a shop assistant in the Dutch capital. The declaration only became public earlier this week when the Portuguese authorities released police documents related to the case.

Gerry McCann, the father of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, has angrily rejected Portuguese media claims that he and his wife Kate had drugged their children.

A Portuguese detective who investigated the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was removed after scolding British police, saying they were being misled by the girl's parents, who are suspects in the case.

The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann were left disappointed after a photo of a blonde girl snapped in Morocco turned out to be a false alert, their spokesman said.

A photo of a girl, who appears to resemble missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, is being examined by Police in Morocco, a spokesman for the British Embassy said Wednesday.

The parents of a British child, missing in Portugal since May 3 this year, again denied Tuesday any involvement in their daughter's disappearance.

Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin Group, has pledged 100,000 British pounds ($200,000) to help clear the name of a British couple whose daughter went missing in Portugal on May 3.

Madeleine McCann’s father says he and his wife are totally confident of their innocence as they wait to learn whether they will face criminal charges in Portugal.

Portuguese police prepared documents to hand to prosecutors on Monday outlining the case in the disappearance of 4-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, as her parents awaited the outcome at the family home.

Portuguese police say the mother of a missing British girl will be declared a suspect in her daughter's disappearance.

Bookstores selling the eagerly anticipated seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series will be asked to display posters of a missing British girl, and the books will come with appeals to help search for her.