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UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
A purple-haired anti-migrant cartoon character featured in a UK government anti-extremism programme has been co-opted by the far right, appearing in AI-generated videos circulating around Europe and the United States.
Difficult dance: Cambodian tradition under threat
Cambodian master classical dancer Penh Yom walks between her teenage students, painstakingly adjusting a bent-back finger here and the tilt of a head there, as she passes on a centuries-old art form.
Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat market
Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her homeschooling since she left China's gruelling public school system.
US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
Claudio Neves Valente came to the United States as an ambitious physics student at Brown University, but ended his life while hiding from police after killing two students at the Ivy League institution as well as an MIT professor.
South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
Austria set to vote on headscarf ban in schools
Austrian lawmakers on Thursday are expected to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.
Hong Kong university suspends student union after calls for fire justice
A Hong Kong university has suspended the operations of its student union after a message was posted on campus expressing condolences and urging justice for the victims of a major fire.
The 13th GLA Global Logistics Conference Successfully Concludes in Bangkok, Thailand
More than 2,000 logistics leaders from 130+ countries convene in Thailand to advance peace, digital innovation and trustworthy cooperation in global supply chains.
10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake Nigeria
Gunmen have seized 10 women and children in the latest kidnapping to rock Nigeria, police said Tuesday, as parents of dozens of children taken from a Catholic school last week pleaded for their release.
Parents of abducted Nigeria students plead for rescue
Parents of dozens of children kidnapped last week from a Catholic school in Nigeria are desperate for their release, with one father crying out that his son is so young he has not yet learned to speak.
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation.
Over 220 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian school
Gunmen kidnapped 227 pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the second brazen school abduction in a week.
Nigeria school kidnapping draws fresh US ire
A top Nigerian general has ordered his troops to fight "day and night" to rescue 25 schoolgirls whose kidnapping in the northwest has been seized on by US President Donald Trump's followers.
Icarus' Future: A Miami-Born Campaign Telling COP30 Leaders Our Children's Future is at Stake - Just Won Seven LUUM Awards
World leaders must choose children, not oil profits. COP30 President: kick lobbyists out & end subsidies - https://act4icarus.org #EveryHeartbeatMatters #COP30
South Korea halts flights for college entry exam
Flights are temporarily halted, the stock market will trade an hour later and parents are packing shrines for prayers -- it can only be college entry exam day for South Korean students.
Indonesia probes student after nearly 100 hurt in school blasts
Indonesian authorities said Saturday they were investigating a student over their alleged involvement in explosions that wounded nearly 100 people at a school in the capital Jakarta.
Blasts at Indonesia school mosque injure more than 50
Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at least 50 people on Friday, authorities said, with a student accused of being responsible for the incident.
Franco captivates young Spaniards 50 years after death
Spanish youth are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator's death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts say.
Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots
Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind plexiglass.
Unruffled by Trump, Chinese parents chase 'American dream' for kids
Despite plummeting relations between Beijing and Washington, Shanghai resident Huang is determined that her daughter will complete her costly education in the United States.
Veni, vidi, whoopsie: Australian schools make Caesar exam blunder
They came, they saw, and they squandered a year's worth of lessons on Roman history.
Gaza risks 'lost generation' due to ruined schools: UN official
With Gaza's education system shattered by two years of gruelling war, UNICEF's regional director says he fears for a "lost generation" of children wandering ruined streets with nothing to do.
Kids paid 'a huge price' for Covid measures: ex-UK PM Johnson
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson Tuesday told a public inquiry that he regretted the impact of his government's Covid-19 policies on children, including the "nightmare" decision to close schools.
Exiting TED leader clings to tech optimism
Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver.
UNESCO board backs Egyptian for chief after US row
UNESCO executives voted Monday to make an Egyptian ex-antiquities minister the UN culture body's next leader, as it grapples with accusations of pro-Israel bias that prompted the United States to say it would quit the organisation.
Madagascar president taps general for PM in bid to defuse protests
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as prime minister, hoping to quell surging protests against his leadership that have plunged the country into crisis.
Hundreds protest in Madagascar as president to announce new premier
Security forces dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas in Madagascar's capital Monday, injuring at least one, AFP reporters saw, while President Andry Rajoelina was expected to name a new premier in a bid to defuse the crisis.
Indonesia free meals programme under fire after thousands sickened
Indonesian families whose children were offered free school meals are joining non-profit groups calling for the flagship government programme to be suspended after thousands of students fell ill from the food.
Two teens killed in shooting at Brazil school
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were shot dead Thursday after gunmen opened fire on a school parking lot in northeastern Brazil, the state government said in a statement.
India's school of maharajas now educating new elite
Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite.
Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school
Students huddle together in the corridor, chatter filling the air on a break between classes at a school in Finland, where mobile phones have been banned since school resumed in August.
Judge overturns Trump funding cuts to Harvard: ruling
A US judge ordered Wednesday that deep funding cuts by the Trump administration to Harvard University be overturned, after they were imposed over claims of anti-Semitism and bias at the Ivy League institution.