Khmer Rouge torturer tells how babies were killed UPDATES

UPDATE 2:66 year-old Kaing Guek Eav said some of the people who were tortured and killed had blood completely drained from their bodies or were used for medical experiments."PHNOM PENH (AFP) — The former Khmer Rouge prison chief told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court...

PC Gone Mad: Toddlers Say "Yuk" to Strange Food are Racist

Truly, our world has gone insane. So if a two-year-old says "yuk" to asparagus, that's OK, I guess, because that food is not "foreign." But if he tries chow mein and says "yuk" then the kid is.....racist? England,...

Do you Remember her, Lakshmi (who was born with four arms and four legs ) - ...

This was in the news last year and it's really good to know that she is doing so well. I just wanted this to share with everyone. I am also putting the original news below, so you can see the amazing journey...

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...

Malnutrition death toll rises in East Nusa Tenggara

" The death toll from malnutrition in East Nusa Tenggara has increased to 23 following the death of a child in Sumba regency on June 14. East Nusa Tenggara health office head Stefanus Bria Seran said in Kupang on Monday that his office was making efforts to limit the...

Anti-U.S. beef protest draws 100,000 S.Koreans

Where's The Beef" SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean students, parents withtoddlers in tow, and union members took to the streets onSaturday in a massive protest against a government decision toresume imports of U.S. beef that they see as dangerous.The...

Toddlers live behind prison bars / In Mexico City, female inmates can keep th...

The increased activity of women participating in drug dealing has increased dramaticaly in the last two decades and so has the percentage of  young children living with them in jail. They lack proper...

Britney Spears Faces Child Abuse Allegations

As part of the ongoing custody case between Britney Spears and her ex-huband Kevin Federline, investigators are now looking into allegations of child abuse and neglect. So is she competing with Michael Jackson...

Pollutant linked to bronchitis in toddlers

"They found a component of pollution known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, was strongly linked with cases of bronchitis among children aged 2 to 4 and a half. The study is one of the first to look at PAHs, which are produced when fuels that contain carbon such...

Toddlers to Wed in Arkansas

    In a national call to arms over the quality of the elected officials in America, a recent bill passed by Arkansas state lawmakers would allow anyone of any age to marry with parental consent. An...

Why Toddlers' Vocabulary Grows Quickly

"McMurray considered the 2,000 most frequently spoken words of the English language. The list includes easy words and more challenging ones.McMurray theorizes that there's a tipping point at which children's vocabulary typically takes off.[..]"They have to be learning more...

Scientists Develop New Theory on How Toddlers Learn to Speak

"There's a period in the development of toddlers when they seem to learn a new word every day. There are different theories about why young children undergo what experts call a word spurt. But one psychologist...

Bus company's war on mums and babies

This is unbelievable. So now mums with tiny kids can't get the bus!"One of Hull's major bus companies has banned parents from getting on board its vehicles with bulky prams. East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) today said it is enforcing its policy of not allowing prams that...

Toddler Fight Club: "It Toughens Them Up"

A mother who forced her children to fight as she videotaped them was spared jail time and is allowed to keep custody, although the environment in which they're raised is clearly unsafe:"A mother who forced her two toddlers to attack each other with weapons and filmed the...

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