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12:39am, 30th April, 2019

Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq

The children ran along the narrow enclosure, screaming, fighting and crying for the attention of the prison worker distributing sweets and balloons. Bug-bitten toddlers, too small to walk, clung to the sides of the chain link fence, staring blankly.

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

11:47am, 27th April, 2019

World

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

As darkness fell in Sainthamaruthu village on Sri Lanka's east coast on Friday, troops and police prepared to storm a concrete shack that local residents had told them was a safe house for a band of Islamist militants.

Court settlement paves way to reunite Central American children with parents in U.S.

9:28pm, 12th April, 2019

US

Court settlement paves way to reunite Central American children with parents in U.S.

The Trump administration has agreed to allow approximately 2,700 children living in Central America to be reunited with their parents in the United States under a court settlement announced on Friday, according to court documents.

Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

1:06pm, 10th April, 2019

US

Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a request to identify places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Trump says he is not reviving U.S. immigration policy that separated children from parents

2:05pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Trump says he is not reviving U.S. immigration policy that separated children from parents

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not reviving a policy of separating children from parents who had illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, one day after media reports that his administration was considering putting it back in place.

Baltimore city council urges mayor to resign amid probe into payment for her children's book

8:45am, 8th April, 2019

Politics

Baltimore city council urges mayor to resign amid probe into payment for her children's book

The Baltimore City Council on Monday called on Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign as the state probes a deal in which a hospital chain where she served as director paid her $500,000 for copies of her self-published children's book "Healthy Holly."

Unvaccinated children face public space ban in New York measles outbreak

9:10am, 27th March, 2019

US

Unvaccinated children face public space ban in New York measles outbreak

A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state's worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease.

Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children

7:53pm, 19th March, 2019

World

Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children

After fighting forced Mohammad Khan, a villager from the northern Afghanistan province of Sar-e Pul, to move his family to the more secure province of Balkh last year, they quickly fell on harder times.

Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes

7:14pm, 14th March, 2019

World

Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes

Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air strikes last week as Western pressure increased on the warring parties to end the devastating four-year war.

One person killed, dozens of children feared trapped in collapsed Lagos building

3:24pm, 13th March, 2019

World

One person killed, dozens of children feared trapped in collapsed Lagos building

At least one person was killed and dozens of children were among those feared trapped after a four-storey building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday.

Alabama tornadoes kill 23, including 3 children; like 'giant knife'

3:21pm, 4th March, 2019

US

Alabama tornadoes kill 23, including 3 children; like 'giant knife'

Alabama residents and rescue workers on Monday dug through the remnants of homes destroyed by a spate of tornadoes that killed at least 23 people, including at least three children, the deadliest U.S. twisters since 2013.

Alabama tornadoes kill at least 23, including children

9:38am, 4th March, 2019

US

Alabama tornadoes kill at least 23, including children

Rescuers in Alabama on Monday dug through the remnants of homes and businesses destroyed by a pair of tornadoes that killed at last 23 people, including children, the deadliest such storms to strike the United States in almost six years.

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

11:46pm, 2nd March, 2019

World

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

A large group of Central American migrants who U.S. authorities separated from their children last year when they crossed the Mexican border entered the United States again on Saturday asking for refuge and to be reunited with their kids.

Harry and Meghan dress down to meet children on Morocco trip

8:59am, 25th February, 2019

UK

Harry and Meghan dress down to meet children on Morocco trip

Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan swapped their party gear for chinos and jeans as they wrapped up their Moroccan trip with visits to an equestrian centre and a cooking event on Monday.

Funeral held for seven Syrian refugee children killed in Canada fire

5:33pm, 23rd February, 2019

World

Funeral held for seven Syrian refugee children killed in Canada fire

Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Saturday of seven Syrian refugee children killed in a house fire earlier this week in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax.

U.S. judge weighs expanding lawsuit over family separations to cover more children

10:55pm, 21st February, 2019

US

U.S. judge weighs expanding lawsuit over family separations to cover more children

A U.S. judge on Thursday appeared open to ordering the government to find potentially thousands of additional children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration, which could greatly expand the scope of a lawsu...

Trump, adult children urge dismissal of marketing scam lawsuit

5:54pm, 21st February, 2019

US

Trump, adult children urge dismissal of marketing scam lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump and his adult children on Thursday urged a federal judge to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit accusing them of using the family name to promote sham marketing opportunities to vulnerable, financially struggling investors.

Funds raised for Syrian refugees who lost all seven children in Canada fire

2:13pm, 20th February, 2019

World

Funds raised for Syrian refugees who lost all seven children in Canada fire

A fundraising effort for a Syrian-refugee couple who lost all seven of their children in a house fire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax has reached C$290,000 ($220,281) from nearly 6,000 people in 24 hours, according to online fundraiser GoFund...

UK children walk out of lessons on climate strike

1:15pm, 15th February, 2019

UK

UK children walk out of lessons on climate strike

Thousands of British children marched out of lessons on Friday to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister's office for disrupting classes, but praise from the energy minister and activists.

British children walk out of lessons on climate strike

12:31pm, 15th February, 2019

World

British children walk out of lessons on climate strike

Thousands of British children marched out of lessons on Friday to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister's office for disrupting classes, but praise from the energy minister and activists.

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Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

Court settlement paves way to reunite Central American children with parents in U.S.

Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

Trump says he is not reviving U.S. immigration policy that separated children from parents

Baltimore city council urges mayor to resign amid probe into payment for her children's book

Unvaccinated children face public space ban in New York measles outbreak

Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children

Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes

One person killed, dozens of children feared trapped in collapsed Lagos building

Alabama tornadoes kill 23, including 3 children; like 'giant knife'

Alabama tornadoes kill at least 23, including children

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

Harry and Meghan dress down to meet children on Morocco trip

Funeral held for seven Syrian refugee children killed in Canada fire

U.S. judge weighs expanding lawsuit over family separations to cover more children

Trump, adult children urge dismissal of marketing scam lawsuit

Funds raised for Syrian refugees who lost all seven children in Canada fire

UK children walk out of lessons on climate strike

British children walk out of lessons on climate strike

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report