Nepal Police rescues 84 child labourers
Kathmandu: As many as 84 child labourers were rescued by Nepal Police from various parts of Rolpa district, an NGO said here on Sunday. The children aged below 16 were working at brick kilns, hotels and restaurants and transport firms, according to the Rolpa unit of the NGO, Save the Children.
4 buried in Swiss alpine avalanche
Berlin: Swiss police say four people are missing after being buried in an avalanche high in the Alps in the southwest of the country. Valais canton (State) police said Sunday on Twitter that the four were hit by the morning avalanche at 2,800 meters (9,200 foot) altitude in the Bovernier area near the borders with France and Italy.
Blast kills 8 children in Sudan
Cairo: Sudanese officials say eight children are killed in an explosion near a military facility where they were searching for scrap metal to resell.