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Couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking case
A Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian authorities said.
19 July 2014
'Utterly evil' Australian baby killer gets life
An "utterly evil" Australian man who killed a 10-month-old boy by bludgeoning him with a homemade baton during a burglary was Friday jailed for life.
14 June 2014
Irish examining possibility of other mass baby graves
Irish officials will investigate if the mass grave for almost 800 babies discovered near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns is an isolated case, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Thursday.
07 June 2014
Infected food blamed for British baby's hospital death
A likely contamination of liquid food was on Wednesday blamed for the death in Britain of one baby and the poisoning of 14 more, regulators said.
05 June 2014
Better care can save 3-m babies, mothers per year
The lives of three million women and babies can be saved every year by 2025 for an annual investment of about a dollar per head in better maternity care, researchers said.
21 May 2014
Population of Zhanaozen exceeds plans
The population of Zhanaozen town in western Kazakhstan has exceeded the development plan.
18 May 2014
Online-addicted Korean man arrested over son's death
South Korean police said Tuesday they had arrested a man for allegedly allowing his infant son to starve to death while spending days playing online games at Internet cafes.
15 April 2014
Seven babies found dead in Utah home
Utah police responded to a tip that led to a grim discovery over the weekend, with seven dead infants found at their mother's home.
14 April 2014
Curious George revels in royal play day in New Zealand
Britain's baby Prince George hosted his first official function on Wednesday -- maintaining a regal calm on a play date with a group of New Zealand toddlers, even as some of his tiny guests burst into tears
10 April 2014
'Kangaroo care' trumps incubators for Colombian babies
At Bogota's San Ignacio hospital, Cesar Algeciras often spends five hours straight in the neonatal intensive care unit, lovingly clutching his premature son to his bare chest.
09 April 2014
Quadruplets born in southern Kazakhstan
Quadruplets have been born in South Kazakhstan Oblast for the first time in a decade.
31 March 2014
Australian police dig for 'multiple' baby graves at rural home
Police in Australia began digging up a rural property on Tuesday searching for what reports said were "multiple babies" in secret graves.
18 March 2014
Afghan president welcomes third child at age of 56
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has become a father again at the age of 56 after his wife gave birth to their third child in India.
07 March 2014
Not just baby talk: chatting spurs brain development
Baby talk is more than just bonding: chatting with your infant spurs important brain development that sets the stage for lifelong learning.
14 February 2014
Japan sensor will let diaper say baby needs changing
A disposable organic sensor that can be embedded in a diaper and wirelessly let a carer know it needs changing was unveiled by Japanese researchers.
10 February 2014
China doctor guilty of baby trafficking
A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted an obstetrician of abducting newborn babies and gave her a suspended death sentence.
14 January 2014
Woman to give birth to own granddaughter in US
A 58-year-old Utah woman is expecting a baby she is carrying for her daughter, with plans to give birth to her own granddaughter, reports said Friday.
12 January 2014
Vaccine fears in China after hepatitis B scare
Chinese state-run media and Internet users demanded action Wednesday after the deaths of at least seven babies since November following their vaccinations against hepatitis B.
26 December 2013
Japanese switched at birth would like to 'roll back clock'
A 60-year-old Japanese man switched at birth says he would like to "roll back the clock", days after winning a lawsuit against the hospital that mistakenly cast him into a life of poverty.
29 November 2013
Kazakhstan to face growing unemployment due to baby boom
The current baby boom in Kazakhstan may entail unemployment after 2020: Vice PM Erbol Orynbayev.
27 November 2013