Former cyber-security director guilty of US child porn
A federal jury in the United States convicted a former cyber security chief at the US health department on multiple child pornography charges.
Teen cyclists to set off to Vuelta with Astana Pro Team
Young Kazakhstani cyclists will depart with Astana Pro Team to Vuelta for training.
Kazakh mayor accuses international media of 'promoting' homosexuality
Astana mayor Tasmagambetov spoke about the importance of education and called the Kazakhstan citizens to safeguard their children from the "brainwashing" coming from abroad.
Alarming proportions of child and youth suicide in Kazakhstan
Suicide, especially among children and adolescents, is an alarming problem for Kazakhstani officials. Together with UNICEF Kazakh pscyhiatrists conducted a study into the causes of youth suicide, and the prelimitary results may help address the problem.
ADHD study flags pre-natal use of antidepressants
Children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy are statistically likelier to develop the mental disorder called ADHD.
Mobile use bad for school test scores: Japan study
Children who spend more than four hours a day on their mobile phone perform worse on school tests than those who are limited to just 30 minutes.
What is wrong with Kazakhstani education?
Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.
Thailand vows 'leniency' in surrogacy cases
Thailand's junta has pledged leniency in the cases of babies born to surrogate mothers.
10 y.o. Bibissara Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan wins Juniors Chess Championship
Little Kazakhstani Miss Bibissara Assaubayeva, 10, has won the 13th Dubai Juniors Chess Championship 2014.
Australia to free some detained asylum-seeker children
A number of asylum-seeker children held in Australian mainland detention centres are to be released.
China gang forced children to donate blood: Xinhua
Police arrested seven people in northwest China allegedly involved in a scheme that forced school children to donate blood.
New treatment helps children with ICP walk in Kazakhstan
A recreational therapist from Pavlodar Alexander Myakota invented exercising equipment to treat infantile cerebral palsy (ICP).
Mother sentenced to 8 years of prison for selling her children in Kazakhstan
A specialized district court of South Kazakhstan Oblast sentenced the 27 y.o. mother who sold four of her children.
6 y.o. Sophie Manasyan wins Constellation of Vienna in Austria.
6 y.o. Sophie Manasyan won a prize in choreography at the children’s and youth creativity festival Constellation of Vienna in Austria.
Obama, Central American leaders meet on child migrants
President Barack Obama met Friday with three Central American leaders to try to get control of an humanitarian crisis triggered by a tide of child migrants crossing the southern US border.
Grim reality of Kazakhstani rehab centres for abused children
The grim reality of Kazakhstan’s Centers for Adaptation of Underage startles with adults’ inhumanity and cruelty towards abused children.
India train hits school bus, at least 11 children dead
A passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing at least 11 children, with fears the death toll could rise further, officials said.
Four children, two adults killed in France minibus crash
Four children, their driver and a 20-year-old were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed head-on into a truck coming the other way in France, authorities said.
Inside Mexican shelter, a world of fear and abuse
A nauseating smell of rotting food and excrement hangs in the air inside the Mexican shelter where authorities say hundreds of children lived in squalor and endured physical and sexual abuse.
Honduras calls for curbing crime to fight child migration
Honduras called for international efforts to fight organized crime to deter minors from leaving Central America to illegally enter the United States, where rights officials warned youths can face abuse.