A man armed with a knife has barricaded himself into a children's day care centre in southern Italy.

A fire broke out in Ludwigshafen leaving Kamil Kaplan, 32, no choice, but to release his 8 month old nephew, Onur Calar, from a window on the third floor by throwing the little boy from the window.

On January 19, 2008, Bronner (Cornbread) Burgess, the two-year-old son of Rick Burgess drowned, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department. Bronner Burgess loss is a tragedy that no one should suffer.

Mohammad Latif has spent three years waiting to be hanged.

He was only 14 years old when, in October 2004, a scuffle outside school landed him in prison. It was a cold afternoon in Saveh, southwest of Tehran. Latif says a 16-year-old boy he didn't know attacked him with a knife.

Highly publicized events such as school shootings arouse public interest in the effects of media violence exposure on children, yet there is still considerable public debate about whether to take this issue seriously.

Child safety seats save lives -- when they're installed and used correctly. Too often, parents and caregivers are left scratching their heads over complicated installation instructions and are never quite sure whether their children are buckled in properly.

Newly published research in the journal Science confirms that institutionalized orphans placed into foster care have much better intellectual development than those who remain behind. The authors say the results have implications for countries "grappling with how best to care for abandoned, orphaned and maltreated young children."

Although hundreds of studies link media violence to aggression in children and adolescents, most public policy attempts to reduce children's media violence exposure in the U.S. have failed. Efforts to restrict children's access to violent video games have been struck down by the courts as infringing on children's First Amendment rights.

Volvo Cars new integrated 2 stage booster seat helps protect children who have outgrown their toddler seat. This integrated 2 stage booster cushion in combination with the extended Inflatable Curtain, and load limiting seat belts is a world first and recently received international acknowledgement as a unique engineering solution to give children of different size a safe and comfortable travel experience.

Thanksgiving Day took on new meaning for Brandon and Anna Priebe on Thursday after their 14-month-old son Bradley fell from a third story window and landed onto the roof of a music store.

Toysafety.org that deals with toy safety issues presents the list of 10 worst toys that have been recalled.

Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline continue to duke it out in the headlines over the custody of their two children. This week, a judge turned down Spears’ plea for joint custody.