Outrage as Syria ‘chemical attack’ kills dozens in rebel-held town
by Omar Haj Kadour KHAN SHEIKHUN, Syria (AFP) -- A suspected chemical attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria killed dozens of…
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Children
400,000 Afghan children expected to drop out of school
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- More than 400,000 Afghan children are expected to drop out of school this year in the…
9 years ago
One in four children will live with water shortages by 2040: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Approximately one in four children worldwide will live in regions with extremely scarce water…
9 years ago
‘Sesame Street’ to tackle autism with new muppet
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- "Sesame Street" has often experimented with new ways of teaching children about social issues as…
9 years ago
Take a look! The digital age and the effects of digital devices on the brain
Today’s teens are digital natives--- a generation of children that has grown up with video games, computers, touch-screen tablets, mobile phones…
9 years ago
Indian police hunt nuns accused of aiding rapist priest
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Five nuns and a doctor are on the run in India after being accused of…
9 years ago
1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF
UNITED NATION, UNITED States (AFP) -- Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine…
9 years ago
Refugee children remain stranded in France as UK scraps resettlement scheme
CALAIS, France (Reuters) -- Many unaccompanied children remain stranded in the northern French town of Calais, as the British government scraps…
9 years ago
One in four US kids suffers ‘chronic bullying’: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Nearly one in four US children suffer from chronic bullying at school, a problem that…
9 years ago
Philippines’ Duterte hopes to lower criminal liability age of children in drug war
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Fourteen-year-old "Bryan" sat looking behind the window's grills of a government-run juvenile center on the outskirts of…
9 years ago
Pitt accuses Jolie of risking children’s privacy
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of compromising their children's privacy and is asking a…
10 years ago
Children suffering in battle for Iraq’s Mosul: Amnesty
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Children are being killed and wounded as well as witnessing horrific violence as Iraqi forces battle…
10 years ago
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