China to provide more baby safe havensChina will provide safe havens for parents to abandon unwanted children across most of the country, despite debate on whether they could see more babies dumped.
Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to dieBelgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.
14 February 2014
9 years for corruption of minors: Uralsk caseBritish national Peter Baruch, 38, charged with production of child pornography was detained for three days after the Prosecutors lodged an appeal.
Adoption a hope for C. African children in crisisTwo-year-old Mercia clung unsteadily to Pierrette's dress, a potential candidate for adoption in the orphanage run by the elderly lady as clashes wracked the Central African Republic's capital.
19 January 2014
Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kidsA leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate.
18 January 2014
International probe cracks Philippine child web sex ringAn international probe has cracked a paedophile ring which streamed live sexual abuse of Filipino children over the Internet, leading to dozens of arrests, police in the Philippines.