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In Syria region under regime siege, children die of hunger

HAMOURIA, Syria: One-month-old Sahar, her ribs protruding under translucent skin, breathed her last on Sunday… Read More

Pope deplores plight of Rohingya children

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday (Oct 23) mourned the plight of 200,000 Rohingya children… Read More

Privacy groups warn of security risk in smartwatches for kids

WASHINGTON: Smartwatches designed to help parents keep tabs on children could create privacy and security… Read More

Facebook helps children to fight cyber bullying in UK schools

LONDON: Facebook said on Monday it would fund young “digital safety ambassadors” in every secondary… Read More

14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: Nearly 14,000 children who have lost one or both parents are among… Read More

Gunmen attack Kenyan school, killing six children: officials

NAIROBI: Seven people, six of them children, were killed in northern Kenya on Saturday when… Read More

Spend more on schooling to reduce inequality, IMF says

WASHINGTON: Tackling disparities in education is crucial to reducing global income inequality, the International Monetary… Read More

I want every child in school: Bilawal tells Sindh govt

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he wants every child,… Read More

Children set on fire by Brazilian nursery school guard

RIO DE JANEIRO: Four toddlers and their teacher died Thursday in southeastern Brazil after a… Read More

UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS: The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen was Thursday placed on a UN… Read More

55.6 pct children are out of school in Sindh: CM informed

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday  expressed alarm when informed that… Read More

Many kids dying of cancer get intense care at end of life: study

CALIFORNIA: Nearly two-thirds of children and teens with terminal cancer receive intense care at the… Read More

UK airport seeks to reunite lonely teddies with owners

GLASGOW: Hundreds of children separated from their beloved teddy bears are being given the chance… Read More

Hundreds of Rohingya children arrive in Bangladesh alone

UKHIA, Bangladesh: The lost Rohingya boy made the journey from Myanmar alone, following strangers from… Read More

Children, teenagers among wounded Rohingya in crammed Bangladesh hospital

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH:  Mohammed Idrees, a 10-year-old Rohingya boy, does not remember how he landed at… Read More

Children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh

DHAKA: At least five children drowned when boats carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar… Read More

US approves first gene therapy for cancer

MIAMI: The United States approved the first gene therapy in the nation on Wednesday --… Read More

VIDEO: Indian cop runs with 10-kg bomb to save 400 school kids

A police officer in India is dubbed ‘hero’ after picking up a live bomb with… Read More

Father creates app that forces teens to reply to parent’s texts

LONDON: A frustrated father has created a mobile app to stop kids from ignoring their… Read More

Sixty children die in Indian hospital amid furore over oxygen supplies

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Sixty children have died at a hospital in India's northern state of Uttar… Read More