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News for children from across the world!

Our world news for children is interesting, relevant, and about real people and happenings in a real world. We delve into the "how" and "why" of news, giving children (and adults) a wider understanding of the events happening around them. Our world online news for kids covers issues we think are interesting for children.

Earthquake Rocks New Zealand: The earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island was powerful, but there were no casualties or ...

Poor Rainfall In India Affects Crops: The annual rainy season in India has brought very little rainfall. With most of the season already o...

World Leaders Propose Solutions to Global Hunger: The Group of Eight summit in Italy saw world leaders of developed economies working out new strategi...

General Motors Out of Bankruptcy: General Motors, America's biggest car manufacturer, declared bankruptcy over a month ago. It is now ...

Violence Rocks China's Xinjian Province: Ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang province has left more than 150 people dead and hundreds injured...

Federer is Number One Again: Swiss Roger Federer made tennis history on Sunday when he defeated USA's Andy Roddick to win a sixth...

Honduras President Deposed: President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was ousted from office by force and an interim president sworn i...

Teenage Girl Lone Survivor from Yemeni Air Crash: A Yemeni jetliner crashed into the Indian Ocean near Comoros and killed 152 people on board. A lone ...

Iraq Celebrates As US Troops Withdraw: Iraq and the USA signed a security agreement last January, which made June 30, 2009, the last date f...

Saina Nehwal Wins Indonesian Open Badminton Women's Title: India's 19-year-old Saina Nehwal won the women's singles crown at the Indonesian Open Badminton in J...

Time For Kids

A weekly classroom news magazine that cover a wide range of topics kids love to learn about. A powerful teaching tool, TIME For Kids builds reading and writing skills and is easily integrated across your curriculum, including social studies, science and math.