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Prison kids: Palestinian families torn apart by Israel
While the most prominent Palestinian teenage activist, Ahed Tamimi, was released Sunday, hundreds of Palestinian minors still languish in Israeli prisons, facing ill-treatment and a... More
Hacking human trafficking: young Colombians develop apps to fight the crime
Global tech giant IBM, the United Nations, campaigners and university students will join forces in a hackathon to develop an app to combat human trafficking, the first event of its... More
ADHD tied to increased concussion risk for kids
Children, teens and young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more than four times more likely to sustain traumatic brain injuries than other youth, a... More
Egyptian art school helps poor children swing into a better future
Underprivileged children in an ancient neighborhood in Cairo are getting the chance to trapeze into a brighter future. The al-Darb al-Ahmar arts school, named after the more than... More
Calls for India to protect 'invisible' children after 30 girls raped in shelter
India must better protect children in care homes who are often neglected, beaten and raped, campaigners said on Wednesday after nearly 30 girls were sexually assaulted in a state-... More
Mistreated women turn 'lawyers' to win divorce, child custody in Kenya's courts
Standing before a judge in a courtroom can be daunting for anyone - let alone someone with zero legal know-how who is representing themselves against a more powerful adversary. More
Healthy kids with sick sibling may hide emotions
Healthy kids with chronically ill siblings may suppress their own needs as they adapt to shifting family dynamics that are focused on caring for the child who is sick, a research... More
UNICEF warns of HIV crisis in teen girls, with 20 cases every hour
Teenagers, and particularly girls, are bearing the brunt of the global AIDS epidemic with around 30 adolescents becoming infected with HIV every hour, according to a report by the... More
Childhood abuse linked to endometriosis risk
Women who were abused as children may be more likely to develop endometriosis in adulthood, separate studies suggest. More
Drinking while breastfeeding tied to cognitive problems in young kids
Breastfeeding mothers who drink alcohol may be more likely to have children with cognitive problems than women who abstain while nursing, an Australian study suggests. More
The Bangladesh brothels where men pay child brides for sex – while police look the other way
Sex work is legal in Bangladesh. So is child marriage. Now in an exclusive investigation, The Telegraph can reveal the two have become intrinsically linked More
Parents' childhood trauma tied to behavior problems in kids
Parents who had a lot of traumatic or stressful experiences during childhood may be more likely to have kids with behavioral problems, a U.S. study suggests. More
Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find
Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the... More
UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite: thinktank
The number of children living in poverty in Britain rose last year as the poorest families saw their incomes hit by welfare cuts, a think tank said, underscoring the challenge for... More
