children
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
Middle East
August 4, 2019
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Yazidi women and girls who were enslaved and raped by Islamic State militants have few choices.…
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen killed or injured 729 children during 2018, accounting…
Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home
Middle East
July 14, 2019
Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home
Freed after years in jihadist captivity, Jihan faced an agonizing ultimatum: abandon her three small children fathered by an Islamic…
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
Middle East
June 29, 2019
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
More than 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past five 1/2 years, the UN said in…
Egypt opens first university hospital for elderly in the Middle East
Health & Fitness
June 26, 2019
Egypt opens first university hospital for elderly in the Middle East
Ain Shams University inaugurated on Tuesday a new hospital for children and the first university hospital specialized for the elderly…
US border chief quits amid outcry over child detainees
World
June 26, 2019
US border chief quits amid outcry over child detainees
The acting head of the US Customs and Border Protection agency announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a public outcry…
Schools reckon with social stress: ‘I’m on my phone so much’
Technology
June 7, 2019
Schools reckon with social stress: ‘I’m on my phone so much’
BUFFALO, NY (AP) — High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not…
Two American women, six children repatriated to US from Syria: Kurdish-led authority
Middle East
June 5, 2019
Two American women, six children repatriated to US from Syria: Kurdish-led authority
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two US women with Islamic State ties and six children were repatriated from northeast Syria, Kurdish-led authorities…
US birth rate continues to fall
Life & Style
May 15, 2019
US birth rate continues to fall
America’s baby bust isn’t over. The nation’s birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and…
Britain, NZ failing on children’s rights: global survey
World
May 14, 2019
Britain, NZ failing on children’s rights: global survey
Britain and New Zealand are failing on children’s rights, scoring lower than war-torn Syria and North Korea relative to their…