Mass kidnappings are a common way for gangs and armed groups to make quick money in Nigeria. By AFP and The Associated Press Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026 Gunmen have raided an orphanage and kidnapped at least 23 children, authorities in Nigeria report. The gang took the children late on Sunday from an … Read more
Louisiana community in shock as domestic violence incident leaves eight children dead and two others injured. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 Eight children have been killed in a shooting spree in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence. The gunman, who … Read more
The attack on a teaching hospital in Al Deain, the capital of East Darfur state, has rendered the facility non-functional. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 An attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). … Read more
A bus collided with a truck in Yemen’s second-deadliest traffic accident in recent years, and the worst so far in 2026. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share At least 16 people, including eight women and children, have been killed … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. The tally was changed “after a verification exercise and a … Read more
In a war-torn part of Colombia, a family flees their home after rebels kill a young man who had joined them as a child. A delicate peace process in Colombia has broken down, and now, several armed groups are vying for control of territory in Colombia that is key to the country’s drug trade. As … Read more
One in five children live in conflict zones and 520 million exposed to war, a record high. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share One in five children globally lived in active conflict zones last year, according to Save the Children. In a report released on … Read more
A mother in New Zealand has been found guilty of killing her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, in a high-profile case that shocked the country. Hakyung Lee, 44, was convicted of murder at the Auckland High Court on Tuesday, after a trial that lasted about two weeks. She had pleaded not guilty. … Read more
Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation’s minister for national cohesion and solidarity, Myss Belmonde Dogo, said on her Facebook page that the missing included women, little girls and an infant. She said the … Read more
As gang violence grips Haiti, Kareen Ulysse searches for supplies critical to the survival of babies at her family-run hospital. While many people are forced to flee the violence devastating Haiti, Kareen Ulysse decides to stay and keep her family-run hospital open in the gang-controlled area of Cite Soleil. The chaos that has caused thousands of deaths and … Read more