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Bangladesh cricketer faces trial for assaulting child maid INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh cricketer faces trial for assaulting child maid

A Bangladeshi court ruled Monday that national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife should face trial for assaulting an 11-year-old girl they employed as a maid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia asylum baby set to be returned to Nauru INTERNATIONAL

Australia asylum baby set to be returned to Nauru

Australia on Monday said an asylum-seeker baby whom doctors had refused to discharge from hospital is expected to be returned to a remote Pacific detention camp as a deterrent to people-smugglers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duchess urges focus on children’s mental health INTERNATIONAL

Duchess urges focus on children’s mental health

The duchess of Cambridge yesterday spoke of her hopes and fears for her children during an impassioned plea for an end to the stigma of mental illness in early life.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rabid bats kill 12 children in Peru INTERNATIONAL

Rabid bats kill 12 children in Peru

At least 12 indigenous children in Peru have died from rabies after being bitten by blood-sucking bats, which locals at first blamed on witchcraft, health officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian minister wants compulsory prenatal sex tests INTERNATIONAL

Indian minister wants compulsory prenatal sex tests

The Indian government children's minister has proposed the introduction of mandatory tests to determine the sex of an unborn child in a bid to counter the disturbing levels of female foeticide.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Children born into smaller families live 3 years longer TECHNOLOGY

Children born into smaller families live 3 years longer

Children born into smaller families in the world’s poorest nations live three years longer than those born into larger families, says a study.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Child obesity an 'exploding nightmare' in developing world INTERNATIONAL

Child obesity an 'exploding nightmare' in developing world

Childhood obesity has reached alarming rates globally and has become an ‘exploding nightmare’ in the developing world, including in Africa, where the number of obese children has nearly doubled ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016