Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys freed, local authorities say - BBC News

Hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities have told the BBC.

Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: Boko Haram shows video 'of seized boys' - BBC News

A video said to be from the jihadist group Boko Haram shows some of more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys kidnapped last week.

Parents appeal to Nigeria gov’t to rescue kidnapped students | Al Jazeera

Parents and family members have gathered on a secondary boarding school in Kankara, in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, issuing a plea to authorities to bring to safety hundreds of students believed to have been seized by gunmen.

Nigerian Authorities Fear 400 Children Kidnapped After School Attack in Katsina, Reports Say - Sputnik International

Up to 400 boys could have been kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina as their school got attacked by a group of unknown armed men, Nigeria's Vanguard newspaper reported, citing authorities.

Israeli air raids kill two Palestinian teens in Gaza

At least two teenagers in the Gaza Strip have been killed by Israeli air raids, according to Palestinian health officials, as Israel carried out the largest daylight attack on the besieged enclave since the 2014 war.

Rescue diver says Thai boys were passed 'sleeping' through cave

The boys rescued from a Thai cave were passed "sleeping" on stretchers through the treacherous pathways, a former Thai Navy SEAL who was the last diver to leave the cave has said.

Thai cave boys to get 4 months' food and learn to dive

Twelve boys and their football coach, found alive in a flooded Thai cave, are to be supplied with four months' worth of food and given diving training, according to the Thai military.

Searchers nearing deep cave chamber that might hold missing teens

Rescuers say they've made progress in their search for a dozen teenage soccer players trapped in a Thailand cave, who have now been missing for nine days.

Search continues for Thai soccer players and coach missing in cave for a week

Rescue workers supported by the military, police and international experts on Saturday continued to search for 12 children of a football team and their coach, who disappeared in a cave in northern Thailand a week ago.

Brazil's FM to visit US to reunite families separated at border

Brazil's Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes will visit the United States next week to oversee the many cases of Brazilian immigrant children separated from their parents at the US border, the public Agencia Brasil said on Friday.

Foreign divers, soldiers join rescue effort for children trapped in Thai cave

A team of US military personnel and British divers have joined rescue efforts at a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped for five days.

Heavy rains hindering rescue for children trapped in Thailand cave

Rescuers are battling heavy rains as they struggle to drain a flooded cave in Thailand where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped for days.

UN Chief Condemns Saudi Strikes on Yemen Wedding

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned airstrikes on a wedding in Yemen that killed dozens of people, including children, and called for an investigation.

US Planning to Attack Syria under False Pretext of Chemical Weapons Use

US President Donald Trump's administration and the US army are planning to launch a second attack on Syria under the pretext of Damascus forces' chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta, a media outlet reported.

Failure of terrorism-sponsoring countries in supporting their tools in Ghouta pushed them to use chemical weapons scenario

Exploiting the civilians and children

Informed sources said Sunday that the attempt of the terrorist organizations in Eastern Ghouta to accuse the Syrian Arab Army of using the chemical weapon came in the frame of completing the desperate attempts of some western countries at the UN Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council to rescue the terrorists from their inevitable end at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army.

At least 6 dead, 20 injured in attack on Save the Children in Afghanistan

At least six people were killed and 20 others were injured Wednesday in a suicide attack on the headquarters of the NGO Save the Children in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

Saudi air strikes kill children in Yemen's Hajjah area

At least 30 Yemenis, including women and children, have been killed in a series of Saudi-led air strikes in north Yemen, activists and local media said.

Greek Migration Minister pleads for more aid to refugees

Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas outlined on Wednesday the government's plan to improve the living conditions of thousands of refugees and migrants stranded in Greece ahead of winter, pleading to Europe and Turkey for more efforts to keep alive the 2016 deal aimed to curb flows into Europe and share the burden.

UN blacklists Saudi coalition over child deaths in Yemen

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Thursday was placed on a UN blacklist for killing and maiming children, drawing fresh calls from rights groups to step up pressure on Riyadh over the conflict.

Draft UN Blacklist Names Saudi Coalition for Killing Children in Yemen

A confidential draft United Nations blacklist seen by Reuters on Tuesday names a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for killing and maiming children in Yemen.