World News Headlines for Kids

From BBC News

Tornado disaster in Oklahoma
President Obama has declared a major disaster in the state of Oklahoma after a tornado flattened homes and schools.
House painted bright pink as joke
A couple came home from holiday to find that their house had been painted pink and spotty like 'Mr Blobby' for a joke.
'Robot ants' could help rescuers
Robots designed to move like ants could one day help search collapsed buildings, according to US scientists.
Pakistanis told not to wear socks
Government workers in Pakistan have been told not to wear socks because of a heatwave in the country
Robots more like humans invented
A British company is trying to make robots more human than ever before, using facial expressions and body language.
New watercress eating record set
A new world record time has been set at the world watercress eating championships in Hampshire.
British astronaut in space mission
Britain's first official astronaut has been chosen to go on a five-month mission to the International Space Station.
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Truancy fines for parents in Wales
The Welsh government have announced today that parents of kids who skip school a lot, will end up with fines.
Chinese families eating rat meat
Police in China have arrested hundreds of people for selling rat meat. Families didn't know they were eating rats for their dinner.
Two mile long bridge blown up
A bridge has been blown up in China to make way for a new longer highway.
Grandmother's 99th birthday abseil
A great-great-grandmother celebrates her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.
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British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.
Head-on train crash in America
Two trains have crashed in a head-on collision near New York in America.
Row between teachers and government
The main organisation which represents heads says it has no confidence in the policies of the man in charge of education - Michael Gove.
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