Gun deaths of US kids up 50% in grim new record: Global News

With gun violence rising in the United States, new research shows that the number of U.S. kids killed by gunfire has hit a record high, a concerning trend as the country reels from another mass school shooting last month, reported Global News on Sunday.

Thousands of Children Likely Died at US Indigenous Boarding Schools, Report Says - Tasnim News Agency

An investigation found hundreds of children died in at least 53 separate burial sites at federal Native American boarding schools across the US, as the number is expected to rise to tens of thousands.

More American Kids at School Killed in 2018 Than US Military Service Members

A new statistic has revealed that, to date in 2018, more children in US schools have been killed in shootings than the current total of military service member fatalities.

Berlin court upholds ban on headscarves for public school teachers

A Berlin court upheld a law that prevents Muslim teachers from wearing headscarves in public schools.

Nigeria to send more troops to find missing schoolgirls

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he will be sending more troops and surveillance aircraft to search for schoolgirls who were declared missing after suspected Boko Haram terror group attacked their college in the northeastern state of Yobe last Monday.

Palestinians denounce Israel's demolition of schoolrooms in East Jerusalem

Palestinian National Authority (PNA) denounced Sunday the demolition of two schoolrooms in a Bedouin community in East Jerusalem by Israel.

Schools, shops, restaurants and businesses across US close for "Day without Immigrants"

From snowing Washington D.C. to sunny Los Angeles, many schools, shops, restaurants and businesses closed down across the country Thursday to hold "Day without Immigrants" protests against President Donald Trump's policies on immigration.

Swiss Muslim girls must learn to swim with boys, court rules

Switzerland has won a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) obliging Muslim parents to send their children to mixed swimming lessons.

Austrian Minister Calls for Headscarf Ban for Public Servants

Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he wanted to ban public servants, including school teachers, from wearing the Islamic headscarf.

Israel to demolish Bedouin school near Jerusalem

A protest is set to take place outside a school in Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village on the outskirts of Jerusalem, after Israeli authorities ordered it be shut down and demolished.