News about children

31 children burned to death in Colombia bus accident Thirty-one children were burned to death when a bus they were traveling in caught fire in northern Colombia on Sunday, the Red Cross said.

19 May 2014

China youth suicides blamed on education system: study China's high-pressure, exam-driven education system is responsible for the vast majority of suicides by schoolchildren in the country, state media said Wednesday, citing a study.

14 May 2014

Tokyo to ban sales of incest comic to minors The Tokyo government is to ban sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.

14 May 2014

Pope attends 300,000-strong rally for Catholic schools Pope Francis on Saturday attended a giant rally for children and teachers from Italy's Catholic schools, with the Vatican saying that 300,000 people turned out for the event in and around St Peter's Square.

11 May 2014

13-yo girl from Kazakhstan wins Spring Voices in China 13-year-old Aiym Samekeyeva from Kazakhstan has won the Gran Prix at the Spring Voices singing competition in China.

08 May 2014

10-yo boy from Kazakhstan wins international singing contest 10-year-old Mukhammedali Zhugunusov from Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of the Paradise Hoilday-2014 singing contest in Greece.

08 May 2014

Brutal child murders spark outrage in Turkey Several brutal murders of children have sparked outrage across Turkey, prompting calls to bring back the death penalty and leading the government to stiffen sentences for child killers.

06 May 2014

Newborn baby girl found in garbage in Astana A newborn girl has been found in a garbage bin wrapped in a plastic bag in Astana.

29 April 2014

FBI seeks victims of major international pedophile The FBI was Thursday hastily seeking to identify victims of a serial pedophile who drugged and molested dozens of children over four decades teaching at international schools around the world.

25 April 2014

All orphanages to close down in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan plans to introduce major changes to its orphans and disadvantaged children programs.

24 April 2014

British corruption of minors case hearing in Uralsk postponed for one month The Uralsk Court has extended the arrest of the British national Peter Baruch accused of corruption of minors in Kazakhstan.

22 April 2014

Almaty Marathon raises $55 thousand for charity The Third Almaty Marathon has gathered $55 thousand for two sick Kazakhstani children who need medical aid.

22 April 2014

President says ferry crew's actions 'tantamount to murder' The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board acted in a way "tantamount to murder," President Park Guen-Hye said Monday, as four more crew members were arrested.

22 April 2014

Mortar fire on Damascus kills child, hurts 40: state news Mortar rounds fired on the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday killed a child and wounded at least 41 people, among them more children, state media said.

15 April 2014

50,000 children could die in months in S.Sudan: UNICEF Conflict in South Sudan has triggered a serious risk of famine that will kill up to 50,000 children within months if immediate action is not taken, the UN warned.

13 April 2014

Kate goes fact-finding on hospice care in New Zealand The Duchess of Cambridge carried out her first solo engagement Saturday on her New Zealand tour for a fact-finding visit to a children's hospice where she told the curious youngsters that even royals have to eat all their vegetables.

12 April 2014

One child dead, dozen hurt in US daycare center crash A dozen children were injured and a girl killed when a car slammed into a daycare center Wednesday in Florida after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said.

10 April 2014

China woman held for nursery poisoning that killed 2: media A Chinese woman has been detained for killing two children at a preschool nursery and making 30 others ill with poisoned food, state media said.

10 April 2014

Toddler dies after swallowing battery in Aktobe A toddler in Aktobe has died from swallowed battery.

08 April 2014

UN warns of health crisis brewing in west Myanmar More than 800,000 people lack adequate healthcare in strife-torn western Myanmar after aid workers fled the region, the UN has warned, with children deprived of life-saving treatment.

04 April 2014

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