child deaths

Culture news

Teen pleads guilty in fatal stabbings at UK Taylor Swift dance class

A British teenager who stabbed three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift dance event has pleaded guilty to murder.

20/01/2025

Culture news

Teen goes on trial over UK stabbings at Taylor Swift dance class

The trial of Axel Rudakubana, arrested for three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, is expected to last four weeks.

20/01/2025

Gaza

Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza in last 48 hours

Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza amid Intensified violence, while the vaccination campaign for polio, recently resumed in northern Gaza, is facing disruptions due to the ongoing conflict.

03/11/2024

Health news

WHO launches bid to boost childhood vaccination disrupted by COVID

The initiative will boost vaccination in countries like Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines where millions missed their jabs in 2021.

28/04/2023

Italy

At least 59 dead including a baby in migrant boat tragedy off Italy

At least 59 people including a baby and other children have died after a boat attempting to land them in southern Italy broke up and sank

26/02/2023

Albania

Death of girl on Albanian beach sparks protests against government

Jonada Avida, 7, died after an off-duty police officer struck her with a jet ski while she was playing at the beach with her father.

09/08/2022

Health news

Five ways the world is actually doing better – in data

Things are definitely not as bad as you think.

17/07/2022

Greece

Mother charged with killing daughter, 9, as other child deaths probed

A 33-year-old mother has been charged with killing her daughter while the deaths of her two other children are being reviewed.

31/03/2022

United Kingdom

UK maternity scandal probe finds over 200 avoidable baby deaths

The investigation uncovered "repeated" failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust in western England.

30/03/2022

Afghanistan

Boy, 5, dies after being trapped in deep well for several days

The boy fell into the hole while trying to help adults drill a new well in a drought-ravaged Afghan village.

18/02/2022

Germany

Pesticide misuse suspected in deaths of two children in Germany

Tests at the children's home showed the presence of phosphine, a highly toxic chemical.

27/01/2022

Australia

Five children die in bouncy castle accident in Australia

Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle.

16/12/2021

Italy

Judge finds technician responsible for Italy cable car disaster

The devastating incident in the Piedmont mountains last Sunday, which killed 14 people, was caused by the disabling of an emergency brake.

30/05/2021

Germany

Germany: Bodies of five children found in Solingen apartment

Authorities say the mother of the three girls and two boys aged between one and eight is suspected of killing them.

03/09/2020

Belgium

Two COVID-19 infected children, aged 12 and 13, die in Belgium and UK

The girl had suffered from a fever for three days and tested positive for coronavirus, says the Belgian health authority.

31/03/2020

Italy

Steel plant accused of thousands of deaths related to toxic emissions

The Tamburi site is at the centre of a huge legal case. Experts cited by prosecutors have said some 7,500 people were killed in the area over seven years by diseases linked to toxic emissions.

14/11/2019