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Drunk Russian teen drives into Easter procession, kills two
A drunk Russian teenager drove a stolen car into an Easter procession of Orthodox worshippers in Siberia on Sunday, killing two police officers on duty, police said.
21 April 2014
21 injured in mass stabbing at US high school
An American student brandishing two knives stabbed 20 teenagers and a security guard in a bloody rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a Pennsylvania high school Wednesday, officials said.
10 April 2014
Goodbye Stonyhurst College: Father of ran away teen brings his daughter back to Kazakhstan
The headmaster of Stonyhurst Andrew Johnson arranged a transfer of runaway Kazakhstan teen Indira Gainieva to another school.
27 January 2014
End of Dominican Adventure: runway teen girl to return to Kyzylorda
Runaway teen Indira Gainieva, 17 who eloped with her boyfriend Edward Bunyan, 16 from their boarding school, will be returned to Kyzyolrda.
24 January 2014
Update: Rebellious teens from Stonyhurst College found in run down apartment
The rebellious teenagers Indira Gainieva and her boyfriend Edward Bunyan were found by the police of the Dominican Republic.
22 January 2014
Thai teen pregnancy on the rise as sex education misses the young
Days away from giving birth and living apart from her family, 16-year-old Ying is one of a growing number of Thai teenagers to fall pregnant every year in a country where sex education is focused on the married.
22 January 2014
British teen claims new South Pole trek record
A 16-year-old British schoolboy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to trek to the South Pole.
20 January 2014
Romantic rebellion: Kazakh teen girl escapes with her boyfriend from British boarding school
A Kazakh teen girl has eloped from Stonyhurst College in the UK together with her boyfriend.
20 January 2014
Pakistan honours teenage bomb hero with bravery award
A Pakistani teenager who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber, saving the lives of hundreds of students, has been handed the country's highest award for bravery.
11 January 2014
UAE made me 'a scapegoat': US man jailed for YouTube gag
An American jailed for nine months in the United Arab Emirates for making a spoof YouTube video mocking Dubai teenagers returned home Thursday, comparing the experience to being in a "cage."
10 January 2014
Argentina court grants abortion for teen rape victim
A court in Argentina ruled Friday that a 14-year old rape victim could have an abortion, overturning a judge's earlier decision barring the girl from seeking the procedure.
30 December 2013
NYC first daughter confesses to drug, alcohol abuse
The teenage daughter of New York's incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in a video aimed at helping others battling depression.
25 December 2013
Zimmerman painting sells for $100,000
A painting by George Zimmerman, whose fatal 2012 shooting of a black teenager triggered an outcry across the United States, sold for just over $100,000 on eBay.
24 December 2013
Colorado school shooting victim dies: hospital
A 17-year-old Colorado high school student who was shot in the face by a teenage gunman died Saturday after eight days on life support, a local hospital said.
22 December 2013
Kazakh teen released on bail is electronically tagged in London
The Kazakh teenager, arrested on charges of sexual harassment, was released on bailed but has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet.
20 December 2013
Concern for US man held in UAE for comic YouTube video
Comedians including Will Ferrell are lending star power to a campaign to free a 29-year-old American jailed since April in the United Arab Emirates after making a YouTube video poking fun at Dubai teenagers.
14 December 2013
Venturous teenagers stage fights on request in Astana
Venturesome teenagers of Astana arrange staged fights for a fee for other teenagers, who want to impress their girlfriends.
10 December 2013
Shark attack kills teenager in Australia
A teenager died after being attacked by a shark in Australia on Saturday, police said, one week after a surfer was fatally mauled in the nation's west.
30 November 2013
Global gangs target Australian pupils as drug mules
Australian authorities on Monday warned that high school students were being recruited by international drug syndicates to help them bring illicit substances into the country.
25 November 2013
Mexico to give equality prize to Pakistan's Malala
Mexico said Sunday it will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education.
25 November 2013