ADAMAWA, Nigeria, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Over 20 students were shot dead in an attack by gunmen who stormed a location close to the Federal Polytechnic in Mubi area of northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State, rescue officials told Xinhua on Tuesday. Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Yushau Shuaib confirmed the incident, saying the agency had mobilized rescue officialsRead more

The ceremony sponsored by Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, at the Embassy in London for excelling Saudi students highlighted Saudi students' distinguished abilities launched by the scholarship program and underlined by the outstanding scientific discoveries. The list of honorees at the ceremony, which coincided with the National Day celebrations of the Kingdom ofRead more

Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation donated 25,000 euros to Kuwait's Al-Najat Charitable Society on Sunday, to develop the Alaa Eddine Sharia school in Kosovo. The educational center has been dedicated to educating young Muslims about their religion since 1951, said Deputy Director General of Al-Najat Jaber Al-Wandah. He praised the donation, noting that it comes according to the prominent role assumedRead more

The Ministry of Education announced its plan to provide free educational supplies to 63,000 students at an estimated cost of SR 53 million starting from the first semester of the current school year. The ministry is implementing its plan in collaboration with the Takaful Charity Foundation, which has identified needy students in the Kingdom. The foundation started implementing the projectRead more

Investigators say a 15-year-old British school girl who ran away to France with her math teacher started making her way back to Britain Saturday. Megan Stammers, 15, and Jeremy Forrest, 30, were found in Bordeaux Friday after disappearing a week earlier, The Daily Telegraph reported. Stammers was seen boarding a plane Saturday and was set to be reunited with herRead more

For students seeking to become cyber warriors, the US government has a sweet deal. Full tuition, expenses and a stipend will be paid at any of dozens of universities for students to get specialized cybersecurity training, in exchange for an equal number of years working for a federal agency. The CyberCorps program launched in 2000 highlights how desperate the USRead more

A UAE local paper today lauded Dubai Cares selection by the UN to be part of the UN global education initiative "Education First" as a ''proud moment'' for Dubai. ''Dubai can now place another feather in its cap Dubai Cares has been selected to join a UN global education initiative "Education First" headed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. This announcementRead more

Efforts will be made to improve safety management in schools, especially kindergartens and rural boarding schools, China's vice minister of education said Friday. The ministry will also take measures to ensure safety in various areas of school management, including food safety, epidemic prevention, school bus safety and campus fire control, Vice Minister of Education Du Yubo said during a televisedRead more

A British schoolgirl and her maths teacher, who triggered a Europe-wide hunt after running away together, have been found in Bordeaux, France, police said on Friday. The teacher, Jeremy Forrest, 30, was arrested and placed in custody in the southwestern city's central police station, while Megan Stammers, 15, was under police protection, they said. "The couple were found on aRead more

Tens of thousands of students and their supporters marched through the Chilean capital on Thursday as part of renewed protests in demand of affordable and quality public education. The protests, which local media said drew some 70,000 people, came as the Chilean legislature held hearings on the South American country's budget. At some point in Santiago, an alleged group ofRead more