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Germany

Every third child in Berlin lives in poverty — meet one of them

15-year-old Kim Hansloek is part of the gloomy statistic. But performing in the socially conscious Cabuwazi circus gives her "an outlet for the rage". Watch how a Berlin circus helps children living in poverty in this interactive 360° experience.

World News

IS-linked children face torture in Iraqi detention: report

A new Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday found children with suspected links to the so-called Islamic State were facing torture and charges of terrorism under Iraqi and Kurdish authorities

France

French MPs vote for 'symbolic' ban on smacking children

France has got closer to prohibiting smacking children after French MPs voted for a 'symbolic' ban that's meant to educate parents not to use corporal punishment.

Italy

Children can bring packed lunches to school, Italian top court rules

After one city in Italy tried to ban children from bringing their own packed lunches to school, the country's top administrative court overruled the measure.

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Netherlands

Armenian teens facing deportation from Netherlands are 'in hiding'

Two Armenian teens, who have been living in the Netherlands for the past decade, have gone into hiding to avoid deportation, their mother said on Monday.

World

Inspire Africa: Solutions borne out of hardship and challenges

Inspire Africa brings you stories from Uganda and Morocco, where challenges and solutions have been transformed into enterprises, new modes of employment and innovations.

No Comment

Thousands of balloons released for missing children in Hungary

The annual Night of a Thousand Lanterns Foundation event seeks to raise awareness about child disappearances.

World News

One in 6 children now lives in war zones, report reveals

The amount of children living in conflict zones has rocketed since the early 90s—here's why.

USA

California torture house: 13 siblings allowed to eat once a day, showe

The new details emerged just before the parents were expected to make an appearance in court.

World News

No safe places left for children in global conflicts, warns Unicef

The UN children's fund says attacks on children have reached a "shocking scale"

Greece

Afghan refugee dies as panicking migrants seek refuge

A young Afghan migrant has been killed as panic broke out on an overcrowded refugee boat near Greece.

Iraq

Girls in Iraq ‘could be married at nine’ if draft law is approved

It’s part of proposed legislation that would see religious courts restored.

Morocco

Euroviews. Morocco's stateless children

There are many people around the world who are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Thousands of DRC children at immediate risk of starvation, UN warns

The World Food Programme says a looming humanitarian catastrophe could cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of youngsters within months.

United Kingdom

Taliban target Malala Yousafzai wins place at Oxford University

Malala, 17, was shot in the head in 2012 by a Taliban gunman. Now she's got a place at one of the world's most prestigious universities.

United Kingdom

18 jailed for child sex crimes in UK

More than a dozen people have been convicted of hundreds of child sex offences in the UK

United Kingdom

Children 'still at risk' Jersey child abuse inquiry finds

Jersey care system labelled "ineffectual and neglectful" as inquiry into seven decades of child abuse found children may still be at risk.

Israel

14-year old neglected boy found in squalid Israeli home

Israeli police investigating why a 14 year-old was kept secluded and mostly indoors in his Hadera home said they no longer suspect the boy's parents.

Yemen

Jamila: Dead aged 7 as famine takes hold of Yemen

Jamila was seven.

Belarus

Belarus orphanage children found on brink of starvation

A criminal inquiry is underway after 100 children in homes in Minsk were discovered seriously malnourished and suffering from neglect.