News about children

Tamagotchi virtual pets to return to Europe, N. America Tamagotchi, the egg-shaped virtual pet beloved of schoolchildren in the 1990s, is making a comeback and is set to hit the shelves of European shops in time for Christmas.

28 November 2013

Captain America shield tops US danger toy list Consumer activists Tuesday cited a Captain America shield that contains 29 times more lead than allowed by law as one of the most dangerous toys of 2013.

27 November 2013

China one-child law change small but crucial: experts Beijing's relaxation of its hugely controversial one-child policy is an attention-grabbing first step, but it will have to usher in greater changes if China is to tackle its looming demographic timebomb, experts say.

16 November 2013

Australia Church child sex inquiry urges sweeping changes An Australian state inquiry into the handling of child sex cases by the Catholic Church on Wednesday said religious leaders trivialised the problem and recommended concealment of abuse should be a crime.

13 November 2013

Kazakhstan Internet among leaders of minors sexual abuse propaganda Kazakhstan is among the Top 10 countries that host the largest number of servers distributing content promoting sexual abuse of minors.

12 November 2013

Details of Kazakhstan nationals' arrest in Dubai unveiled Two of the men arrested on the night of October 30 in Dubai were natives of Uralsk town in Kazakhstan: Asylbek Shukranov has been living in the UAE for 5 years and Kuanish Uteshev came on a tourist visa with his family.

06 November 2013

Health Ministry to continue countering child mortality in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Minister of Health Salidat Kairbekova updated President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the progress of Salamatty Kazakhstan program.

04 November 2013

In Spain, even toddlers learn Chinese for job hopes "Xiang jiao! Banana!" says Fu Huijuan, beaming as she waves the fruit in front of her three-year-old pupil, Leon, at a Madrid nursery school.

31 October 2013

Niger leads pack making progress on child mortality: NGO Niger has made the most progress worldwide on reducing child mortality since 1990..

23 October 2013

I.Coast, Burkina Faso ink deal to fight child trafficking The first ladies of Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso on Thursday sealed an agreement to fight the growing child trafficking trade between the two west African nations.

18 October 2013

Religious edict allowing people to eat dogs and cats issued in Damascus As Muslims around the world mark the Eid al-Adha holiday, sharing festive meals, children trapped in besieged areas around the Syrian capital are going hungry.

16 October 2013

Rwanda president slams US sanctions over child soldiers Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday angrily condemned a US decision to impose sanctions against his country for allegedly backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who recruit child soldiers.

07 October 2013

US sanctions Rwanda over rebel use of child soldiers The United States slapped sanctions on Rwanda on Thursday over the use of child soldiers by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo which Kigali is accused of backing.

04 October 2013

In Aleppo, schools reopen despite war In Syria's war-ravaged city of Aleppo, Abu Hussein hurries along little Ali, who has stopped just a few steps from school to buy a bag of potato chips.

02 October 2013

Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.

30 September 2013

Brazil territory bans sales of toy guns A Brazilian territory is believed to have become the first region in Latin America to ban the sale of toy guns as the country attempts to staunch an epidemic of firearm-related crime.

25 September 2013

Adoptive parents to receive $850 lump in Kazakhstan The one-time payment for child adoption in Kazakhstan will make $850 starting from 2015.

24 September 2013

American couple sentenced to 20 years for raping children adopted from Kazakhstan Worcester Superior Court has sentenced the Northbridge couple convicted of raping their children adopted from Kazakhstan to nearly 20 years each in jail.

24 September 2013

Kazakhstan and US State Department forming commission to check into US online children trade network Kazakhstan officials and US Department of State have met to discuss adoption.

23 September 2013