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Sports 5 years ago

Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japanese sport

A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse when training for sport after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports.

World 5 years ago

Five-year-old stopped on US highway wanted to buy Lamborghini, police say

A trooper stopping a car with a suspected "impaired driver" on a US highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5-year-old in the driver's seat, the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted.

World 6 years ago

Man charged with raping five-year-old girl at US embassy in Delhi

An Indian man has been charged with raping a five-year-old girl on the premises of the US embassy in India's capital New Delhi, police said Thursday.

World 6 years ago

Stowaway child found dead in plane at Paris airport

A child stowaway was found dead Wednesday in the undercarriage of a plane at a Paris airport, officials said, having probably frozen to death or asphyxiated on the flight from Ivory Coast.

National 6 years ago

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Rights group claims voting rights for married children incentivizes child marriage, files legal petition

On Tuesday, the KPI and Perludem filed an unprecedented judicial review petition to challenge Article 1 (6) of Law No. 8/2015 on regional elections, which permits children below the age of 17 to vote if they are married.

Sports 6 years ago

Argentine ex-boxing champ jailed for child sexual abuse

The 48-year-old, who was World Boxing Council champion for 10 months in 2006, was arrested in 2016 following allegations that he had abused the girl over two years, starting when she was just seven in 2012.

World 6 years ago

Teen kills two children in latest US mass shooting

Santino William Legan was armed with an AK-47-type assault rifle when he opened fire at random Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, authorities said, before being gunned down by police within one minute of launching the attack.

City 6 years ago

PE teacher arrested for allegedly molesting student

The teacher would ask boys to practice outside while girls stayed in the classroom to study theory.

Parents 6 years ago

Why year-end school performances are important

What’s so important about year-end school performances, one might wonder. Schools usually make it compulsory for parents to attend these events as they are meant to give children a platform to show off their talents and creativity.