News about children

Kazakhstan hotel security guards fired after Britsh corruptor of minors arrested Chagala hotel fired two of its security guards after a British national was found corrupting Kazakhstan minors while living in the hotel.

21 January 2014

Updates on British corruption of minors in Kazakhstan's Uralsk Indecent photos of children have been found in the notebook of the the British citizen arrested in Kazakhstan for corruption of minors.

20 January 2014

British corrupts minors in Kazakhstan's Uralsk A British man is charged with corruption of minors and lewd behavior in Uralsk in western Kazakhstan.

20 January 2014

Adoption a hope for C. African children in crisis Two-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 kids A 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 ring An 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.

16 January 2014

Kids get their own tablets, with parents in control Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used.

08 January 2014

Kazakhstan joins INHOPE to fight child pornography Kazakhstan has entered INHOPE to step up its fight against illegal content.

08 January 2014

Kazakhstan MP offers to raise benefit at child birth Member of the Majilis (Lower Chamber of the Parliament) Tursynbek Omurzakov has offered to increase one-time benefit at child birth.

07 January 2014

Children beheaded in C.Africa fighting: UNICEF At least two children have been beheaded in the fighting which has gripped the Central African Republic, the UN agency for children said Monday, adding "unprecedented" levels of violence were being committed against youngsters.

31 December 2013

Seven Vietnam schoolchildren drown during seaside picnic Seven Vietnamese schoolchildren drowned while swimming in the sea during a picnic near the southern business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, local police said Monday.

30 December 2013

Kazakhstan introduces Lego into school curriculum Kazakhstan is making Lego part of its school curriculum.

28 December 2013

Parsis confront threat to existence at Mumbai gathering The world's tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence when it gathers en masse in its spiritual home of Mumbai this week.

27 December 2013

Bolivia leader -- an ex-child worker -- opposes child labor age President Evo Morales said Monday he opposed any outright ban on child labor or setting a minimum age for workers in Bolivia -- as a former child worker, himself.

24 December 2013

Muslim clergy to teach Religious studies at schools? Member of the Majilis Talgat Yergaliev proposed engaging members of the Muslim clergy in teaching Religious Studies at schools.

16 December 2013

US House votes to get tough on child abduction The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to punish countries that do not promptly return abducted children, upping pressure in an issue that has soured relations with Japan and other allies.

12 December 2013

One in three kids have no birth certificate: UN One in three children worldwide cannot have their existence legally verified with a birth certificate since their birth was not registered, UNICEF warned Wednesday.

12 December 2013

One year on, Newtown voices revive pain of massacre One year after a gunman burst into a US school and slaughtered 20 small children and six adults, the voices of their trapped and terrified protectors returned Wednesday to haunt survivors.

05 December 2013

700 children skip school to harvest cotton in southern Kazakhstan, principals fined 700 school children were skipping their classes at school because they were harvesting cotton in South Kazakhstan Oblast.

02 December 2013

Belgium close to agreeing euthanasia for children Eleven years after making euthanasia legal for adults, Belgium came a step closer to extending mercy-killing to terminally-ill children Wednesday after an intense public debate on the ethical issues at stake.

29 November 2013

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