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Accidental gun deaths involving children rocket in the US

Crystal Mees lost her son Bryson in an accidental shooting incident.

Brazil

Superhero window cleaners use their powers to cheer up sick children

Greece

Refugee children start school in Greece

It was school time for hundreds of migrant and refugee children living in camps in Greece on Monday (Oct 10).

United Kingdom

Killer clown antics potentially harmful to both pranksters and victims

A flurry of so-called ‘killer clown’ sightings across the US, UK and elsewhere has prompted best-selling author Stephen King to appeal for anti-clown sentiment to be…

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USA

Six-year-old shooting victim gets superhero funeral

A six year old boy who died from injuries sustained in a shooting in South Carolina has been given a superhero-funeral.

Russia

Russian company sells children's 'Buk-bed'

A Russian company is selling a children’s bed shaped like a Buk missile launcher.

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Rescuer sobs as he pulls baby alive from Idlib rubble

Footage released by the Syrian Civil Defense Rescuers purports to show a baby and a woman being pulled alive from rubble in Idlib.

Russia

Russian 'Mowgli' survives 3 days in Siberian wilderness

A Russian toddler who went missing in the Siberian taiga forest was found three days later alive and well.

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Syrian children's paintings on display in Shanghai

A non-governmental organization in China is exhibiting paintings by Syrian children to raise awareness about the migrants crisis from the war-torn country.

Italy

Italy's baby blues not just a question of fertility

Italy is marking Fertility Day to promote family planning and parenthood.

Belgium

17-year-old becomes first minor to die by euthanasia in Belgium

It is the first time rules adopted in Belgium in 2014 have been applied. They allow for the doctor-assisted deaths of minors with incurable conditions.

Georgia

"Stop clowning around" says Georgia state police department

Police in the US receive calls from children and adults after suspicious “clown sightings”

World News

Back to School: who spends longest in class around Europe?

Though Europe is a tapestry of different cultures, traditions and languages, school term times are remarkably similar, with just a few striking exceptions.

Norway

Child nudity concerns see Facebook delete post including Pulitzer Prize-winning photo

Social media giant Facebook has provoked controversy by censoring an iconic photo over child nudity concerns.

Europe News

More than 50 mln displaced children worldwide - UNICEF report

Across the globe there are some 50 million displaced children, according to a new UNICEF report.

Spain

SOS Children’s Villages wins Princess of Asturias Award

SOS Children’s Villages International, an organisation dedicated to abandoned and orphaned children, has claimed the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.

Turkey

The boy on the beach: migrant crisis 'worsening' one year after Aylan Kurdi's death

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said that 2016 has been the worst year so far for migrant deaths on the anniversary of the death of Aylan Kurdi.

Italy

Fertility Day? "Go Forth and Multiply!" say Italians

A government campaign to boost the slowing fertility rate in Italy has met with a chorus of criticism from those who say it is offensive and ignorant of the problems it is trying to…

Syria

How children are still dying at sea one year on from Alan Kurdi and that photo

Exclusive: Hundreds of children have continued to drown and die at sea in the year since Syrian youngster Alan Kurdi was photographed washed up on a Turkish beach, Euronews can…

Cinema

Jennifer Aniston and Kelsey Grammer voice 'Storks' a family autumn animation

"Storks" are the new long legged heroes in this animation for autumn, the big beaks have diversified into an International shipping, courier, and packaging service until something goes wrong.