In 1989 the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed by 193 nations. Those that signed the document were showing the world that they cared about children. In Canada there are several issues that have still yet to be addressed, critics say.

A desperate search is ongoing for five-year-old Shaniya Davis throughout North Carolina after the child was reported kidnapped. Her mother has been arrested for human trafficking and child abuse. A man seen carrying the child is in custody.

Internet viruses are known to do a lot of things such as crash your computer, extract banking information or even steal your identity but now framing you for child pornography?

Federal authorities have found when performing spot checks on Michigan farms, that more than half of those checked were violating child labor and migrant housing laws.

A federal study found that 15 states lowered their academic proficiency standards in order to avoid sanctions associated with the No Child Left Behind law. Secretary of Education Duncan said more states are "lowering the bar than raising it."

A man set to go on trial for possession of child pornography in November has been arrested again. He was allegedly collecting porn as before.

The controversial Bush-Administration policy "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) seems to have secured its place in line for an overhaul during President Obama's tenure in the White House.

The annual X'09 event in Toronto gave video game lovers a chance to test out new and upcoming titles, such as Guitar Hero-offshoot DJ Hero, zombie-friendly Left for Dead 2 and the ultra-realistic NHL 2010.

Since 1979, an estimated 400 million births have been stopped in China due to the state's one-child policy. As a result, the country is growing and looking older with every day that passes.

At the 2009 E3 conference, gaming company Valve announced a sequel to its 2008 hit game "Left 4 Dead" is in the works. More than 10,000 people are already protesting by forming a boycott against the game.

A child bride in Yemen has died after being in labor for three days. The 12-year-old suffered from severe bleeding after delivering a stillborn infant on Friday.

America, in my opinion, has lost its political balance. That’s because the Left went Right, and the Right went wrong. Both are to blame for the country’s failings.

A priest in the Boston area has been put on administrative leave, as law enforcement and church officials investigate recent accusations that he allegedly sexually assaulted a child two decades ago.

Disgracing her family by leaving an abusive husband while with child, Fellah* was meant to die. After her brother mistakenly thought she was dead, dropping her body in a field, fate would have it she would escape the Southern Syrian village alive.

High weather temperatures during summer can cause injury or death. Recently a Massachusetts mother was arrested on allegations she had locked her five-year-old special-needs son up in an attic of 120 degrees.

A mother and grandmother have been charged for allegedly carrying out a voodoo ritual on a young girl in New York City. The child was burned in the ritual and denied medical care for a day.

A woman, 39, who worked at the Little Teds nursery in Plymouth, UK, has been taken into custody on child pornography charges.

The United Nations has begun the task of trying to secure the release of around 80 child soldiers who were taken captive by the Chad army.

Earlier this week, Toronto City Council voted against an expansion to an existing child care business in an upscale neighbourhood. Unhappy neighbours said there would be an increase in noise from the babies and tots as well as an increase in traffic.

In what is the largest child pornography sting operation in Central Florida, 45 men have been arrested on charges of possessing images of children graphically forced to expose themselves.