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Law enforcement officers in Nigeria’s Oyo state have dismantled a criminal syndicate involved in kidnapping and trafficking children. Authorities rescued seventeen minors during the raid and confirmed that six others died while held captive.
Seventeen children narrowly escaped a school bus fire in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, after the driver quickly stopped the vehicle and evacuated everyone before it was completely engulfed in flames.
Commemorations are set for September to mark the centenary of the 1926 Dromcollogher cinema fire in Limerick, Ireland, an event that claimed 48 lives, including 17 children.
The death toll from a measles outbreak has climbed to 545, with 17 children succumbing to the disease in the past 24 hours.
A carousel malfunctioned at an event in Caransebeș, Romania, trapping 17 children. Six children were hospitalized after suffering panic attacks.
The Estonian Ministry of the Interior registered 788 births across Estonia in March, marking a decrease of 17 children compared to the same period last year.
A test of 17 children's bicycle helmets by the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) rated 15 as "average" and two as complete failures, also noting issues with overly strong front brakes on some bikes.
Police statistics reveal that 15,717 children went missing between January and July 2026, with more than 2,000 still unaccounted for.
Greek singer Mary Linta had previously shared details of her large family, revealing she was one of 17 children but knew few of them, and spoke of the difficult times they endured.
A new report reveals that one in 17 children globally is engaged in child labor, with many cases of abuse hidden behind closed doors. Various industries are identified as key drivers of this widespread issue.
In the Azores, former employees of a daycare center have been convicted of mistreating 17 children, with one defendant receiving a six-year prison sentence and the remaining three receiving suspended sentences of three years.
17 children hospitalized with measles symptoms in 24 hours Dhaka Tribune
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has reported that at least 1,464 civilians, including 217 children, were killed in Iran during the first month of conflict, which began on February 28.
A Human Rights Watch report reveals that 17 children were killed by government drones in 10 months of offensives that resulted in no casualties among gang leaders
Coast guard officials in Mauritania rescue and detain 161 migrants, including 17 minors, after intercepting an overcrowded vessel attempting to cross the Atlantic.
A public fundraiser successfully collected over three million Czech crowns for approximately one hundred children from 17 children's homes, enabling them to attend a summer camp organized by the Aurora Camps association.
A new book by historian Manuel Aguilera reconstructs the 'air terror' in Mallorca 90 years ago, revealing that Republican aviation killed 86 innocent civilians, including 17 children, during the first systematic aerial bombardments against the civilian population.
A report highlights that 317 children have tragically died from measles, a preventable disease.
An ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh has resulted in 17 children being hospitalized with symptoms and four suspected deaths among 1,177 reported cases in 24 hours.
Health mediators in Bulgaria are working to debunk vaccine myths, such as the false claim that the measles vaccine causes autism, following an outbreak where 17 children contracted measles in Byala Slatina.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that Haitian security forces and mercenaries have killed at least 1,243 people, including 17 children, with drone attacks over the past year.