News about children
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
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