Seven students aged between 15 and 21 belonging to the 'Lotta Studentesca' rightist activist movement have been reported to the authorities for having allegedly staged attacks on various schools in Rome. The youths have been identified by law enforcement officers in the Italian capital. The students allegedly fired smoke bombs during protests at the Azzarita, Alberti and Galilei high schoolsRead more

The Egyptian police arrested a teacher in Aswan governorate (South Egypt) over claims he sexually abused a six-year-old girl in a primary school classroom. Sources said the student's parents reported the matter to the prosecution, accusing the 47-year-old teacher of sexually abusing their girl. Investigations are continuing into the incident, which is alleged to have taken place inside an emptyRead more

The European Commission Wednesday announced that it is doubling its scholarships for Syrian students and applications for the scholarships is now open. More than 150 scholarships will be available for Syrian students to study in Europe this year. The EU's executive committee said in a statement that is keen to ensure that during the current conflict, Syrian students, including thoseRead more

Hundreds of Buddhist university students rallied Wednesday against Muslims in a flashpoint city at the center of communal tensions in western Myanmar, a protest leader told AFP. The protest in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state, followed overnight violence in nearby towns as a fresh outbreak of unrest between ethnic Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya stretched into a third day. At leastRead more

HSBC and the British Council have announced the launch of ‘Kids Read,’ an initiative aimed at fostering good reading habits, encouraging reading for pleasure in and out of the classrooms in government primary schools across the Middle East and Asia. The initiative is being launched for the second consecutive academic year. The year-long programme actively engages primary schoolchildren, teachers, parentsRead more

Approximately 15 student activists briefly blocked the entry to Rome's Galilei high school Tuesday morning with banners and smoke bombs. Police dispersed protesters from the group called Blocco Studentesco carrying signs reading 'More Power to the Students' and lessons continued uninterrupted. On Monday about two dozen young people charged into a Roman high school shouting fascist slogans and launching smokeRead more

A female teacher in a kindergarten in north China's Shanxi Province has been detained by police after she smacked children, authorities said Tuesday. Li Zhuqing, who slapped a five-year-old girl in the face and other children at the Sky Montessori Kindergarten in Yingze District of the capital Taiyuan, is under a 15-day administrative detention, said a spokesman with the district.Read more

On the outside, there’s nothing special about the steel lockers that line the corridors of American schools. Inside, it’s another matter. With a helping hand from savvy retailers, junior high school girls eager to stay in step with fashion are personalyzing their lockers like never before, embracing them as blank canvases on which to express themselves. No longer are lockersRead more

A university student was stabbed to death in the Binodpur area of north-western Rajshahi city of Bangladesh yesterday. The victim, Abdur Rahim, 22, was a BBA student of University of Information Technology Science, a private university, and hailed from Singra area of Natore district. Witnesses said Rahim was returning to his hostel mess from the local market when some unidentifiedRead more

Bahrain's appeals court on Sunday cut the jail terms of two Shiite leading members of the teacher's union, charged with calling to topple the Sunni monarchy during last year's protests, lawyers said. The court halved the 10-year jail sentence against the head of the teachers union, Mahdi Abu Deeb, and reduced the three-year imprisonment sentence meted out against his deputyRead more