New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 2

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Two wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza are escorted in wheelchairs through the arrivals hall at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025, as supporters gather to welcome them for urgent medical treatment in the United States. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

A wounded Palestinian teenager using crutches is wheeled through the arrivals area at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025. He is one of two teenagers from Gaza who have been brought to the United States for treatment after sustaining serious injuries. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

A wounded Palestinian teenager using crutches is wheeled through the arrivals area at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025. He is one of two teenagers from Gaza who have been brought to the United States for treatment after sustaining serious injuries. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

A wounded Palestinian teenager using crutches is wheeled through the arrivals area at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025. He is one of two teenagers from Gaza who have been brought to the United States for treatment after sustaining serious injuries. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Supporters wave Palestinian flags while awaiting the arrival of two injured teenagers from Gaza at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Two wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza are escorted in wheelchairs through the arrivals hall at Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025, as supporters gather to welcome them for urgent medical treatment in the United States. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

Wounded Gaza Teens Arrive in US for Treatment - DC

A group of people holds welcome signs reading “Welcome to DC Mohamed” while standing at the arrivals area of Dulles International Airport in Washington on August 9, 2025. They gather to greet two severely wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza arriving for urgent medical treatment in the United States as part of a humanitarian mission organized by HEAL Palestine. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-RUSSIAN FAR EAST U13 JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

(240406) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers compete during the Russian Far East U13 Judo Championship in Vladivostok, Russia, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinnua)

TUNISIA-TUNIS-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC TIES-60 YEARS

TUNISIA-TUNIS-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC TIES-60 YEARS

(240120) -- TUNIS, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian teenagers perform at a reception to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Tunisia diplomatic ties in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 19, 2024. In the reception hosted by the Chinese embassy to Tunisia in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Friday evening, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mounir Ben Rjiba said the two countries' cooperation in the sectors of infrastructure construction, the use of water resources and health had benefited Tunisians. (Xinhua/Huang Ling)

TUNISIA-TUNIS-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC TIES-60 YEARS

TUNISIA-TUNIS-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC TIES-60 YEARS

(240120) -- TUNIS, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian teenagers perform at a reception to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Tunisia diplomatic ties in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 19, 2024. In the reception hosted by the Chinese embassy to Tunisia in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Friday evening, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mounir Ben Rjiba said the two countries' cooperation in the sectors of infrastructure construction, the use of water resources and health had benefited Tunisians. (Xinhua/Huang Ling)

Japanese Americans tell teens of wartime internment

Japanese Americans tell teens of wartime internment

WASHINGTON, United States - Mary Murakami (C), 87, and Terry Shima (L), 91, two elderly Japanese Americans, meet Japanese teenagers in Washington on July 31, 2014, to tell them about the internment and discrimination U.S. citizens of Japanese descent suffered during and after World War II.

Hiroshima body abandonment case

Hiroshima body abandonment case

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2013, shows the site where a body believed to be that of a 16-year-old girl was found in a mountainous area of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. Seven people -- a 21-year-old man and two male and four female teenagers -- have been arrested for allegedly abandoning the body there.

Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Kurokawa (2nd L), the health ministry official in charge of pharmaceutical matters, announces at a predawn news conference in Tokyo on March 21 that the government has recommended against the use of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu among teenagers. After taking Tamiflu, two 12-year-old boys apparently jumped off the second floor of their houses and broke their legs in February and March. In February, a 14-year-old boy fell to his death at his condominium in Miyagi after apparently taking the drug while a 14-year-old girl died in similar circumstances in Aichi.

21 N. Korean boat people arrive in South

21 N. Korean boat people arrive in South

SEOUL, South Korea - Twenty-one North Korean asylum seekers, including two girls aged 4 and 8, seven teenagers, and a 70-year-old man, wave after they arrived at the port of Inchon, South Korea, on Aug. 19. They were spotted in a 20-ton fishing boat in the Yellow Sea off Inchon on Aug. 18.

Plight of Israeli, Palestinian youth translated in novel

Plight of Israeli, Palestinian youth translated in novel

KOFU, Japan - Noriko Higuchi, a 52-year-old owner of a cafe in Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, holds her translation of an Israeli novel depicting a budding friendship between two teenagers, an Israeli and a Palestinian, at her shop May 7. The novel by Daniella Carm, the Hebrew title of which means ''Friends in Room 6,'' tells of a story of a wounded Palestinian boy whose brother had been killed by Israeli soldiers.

2 teens, woman die in Mie Pref. car crash

2 teens, woman die in Mie Pref. car crash

TSU, Japan - A wrecked car lies at the roadside March 11 after a head-on collision that took the lives of two high school students and a woman on Route 42 in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture. The boys' car was attempting to pass another vehicle and crashed head on into the woman's car. The three teenagers in the car, none of whom had a driving license, were on the way home from a karaoke outing.

2 Indian girls meet 'hibakusha'

2 Indian girls meet 'hibakusha'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Two Indian teenage girls (L) meet a ''hibakusha,'' the name given to those who suffer from ailments related to radiation exposure from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at Hiroshima A-Bomb Hospital on Aug. 5. The girls are part of a group of eight teenagers from India and Pakistan visiting at the invitation of a Japanese nongovernment organization campaigning against nuclear tests.

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Investigators search for evidence in the killing of a teenage boy at a cemetery in Naha in the afternoon of June 9. Police arrested two teenagers June 10 in connection with the beating death of the 15-year-old boy in the cemetery in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. An unemployed 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old high school student, whose names are being withheld because they are minors, were arrested on suspicion of killing Hikaru Uechi after separately turning themselves in at the same police station.

Maltese winners receive awards for China-held "Junior Cultural Ambassadors" event

STORY: Maltese winners receive awards for China-held "Junior Cultural Ambassadors" event DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of conversations during the award ceremony in Valletta 2. various of Amelie Calleja who won the title of "Junior Cultural Ambassador" receiving award 3. various of Lea Helene Briffa who won the "Excellent Award" receiving award 4. various of a representative of the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society which wins the "Excellent Organizer" STORYLINE: Two Maltese teenagers were presented with awards at the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation "Junior Cultural Ambassadors" event in Malta on Wednesday. The awards - and the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - were presented at the China Cultural Center by Counsellor Peng Yijun from the Chinese Embassy. Fourteen-year-old Amelie Calleja won the title of "Junior Cultural Ambassador," while 13-year-old Lea Helene Briffa won the "Excellent Award." Peng praised t

MALTA-VALLETTA-CHINA-"JUNIOR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS" EVENT-WINNERS

MALTA-VALLETTA-CHINA-"JUNIOR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS" EVENT-WINNERS

(220803) -- VALLETTA, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lea Helene Briffa (2nd R), who won the "Excellent Award," receives an award at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Aug. 3, 2022. Two Maltese teenagers were presented with awards at the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation "Junior Cultural Ambassadors" event in Malta on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

MALTA-VALLETTA-CHINA-"JUNIOR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS" EVENT-WINNERS

MALTA-VALLETTA-CHINA-"JUNIOR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS" EVENT-WINNERS

(220803) -- VALLETTA, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Amelie Calleja (2nd R), who won the title of "Junior Cultural Ambassador," receives an award at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Aug. 3, 2022. Two Maltese teenagers were presented with awards at the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation "Junior Cultural Ambassadors" event in Malta on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

Kids in China's Xinjiang chasing football dream

STORY: Teenagers in China's Xinjiang chasing football dream DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of football training 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGJIE, Football coach, Xiaokang New Area Primary School of Cele County, Xinjiang 3. various of football training STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGJIE, Football coach, Xiaokang New Area Primary School of Cele County, Xinjiang "Bring the ball back! Next one, go! I'm from Chifeng City of Inner Mongolia. I've been working here since graduation in 2018. I came here for two reasons: Firstly, I need a job; Secondly, I'd never been to Xinjiang, so I'd like to come here and enrich my life experience." Don't stop! Just run when I tell you to run, got it? Yes, sir! We have training lessons every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Every lesson lasts for 40 to 50 minutes, with a 10-minute break time. Nice! Go! SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Students "I'm Abilimit. I'm Abduriyim. Usually, we learn football in PE classes

Therapy dogs offer companionship to children with autism in China

STORY: Therapy dogs offer companionship to children with autism in China DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the two therapy dogs 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XING, Director of a guide dogs training and service center in Xi'an 3. various of training STORYLINE: Two therapy dogs have paid many visits to Xi'an Qizhi School, a special school that accepts over 80 children and teenagers with autism. The two former guide dogs have offered comfort and companionship to three children since November last year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XING, Director of a guide dogs training and service center in Xi'an "According to the children, the parents and the schools, the effect is very obvious. The dogs have greatly helped improve children's language, communication and social abilities." A dog has to be properly trained before being registered as a therapy dog. According to experts, a dog has to pass several test items, including getting around people,

Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

Japan suspends use of anti-flu drug Tamiflu for teens

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Kurokawa (2nd L), the health ministry official in charge of pharmaceutical matters, announces at a predawn news conference in Tokyo on March 21 that the government has recommended against the use of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu among teenagers. After taking Tamiflu, two 12-year-old boys apparently jumped off the second floor of their houses and broke their legs in February and March. In February, a 14-year-old boy fell to his death at his condominium in Miyagi after apparently taking the drug while a 14-year-old girl died in similar circumstances in Aichi. (Kyodo)

Brazil mulls lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Brazil mulls lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Flowers and a bicycle are seen on June 22, 2015, at the site where a doctor was stabbed to death in May on the banks of a lake in Rio de Janeiro where Olympic boat races will be held. Two teenagers -- aged 15 and 16 -- have been arrested for their alleged involvement amid heated debate in Brazil on whether to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 16 from 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Americans tell teens of wartime internment

Japanese Americans tell teens of wartime internment

WASHINGTON, United States - Mary Murakami (C), 87, and Terry Shima (L), 91, two elderly Japanese Americans, meet Japanese teenagers in Washington on July 31, 2014, to tell them about the internment and discrimination U.S. citizens of Japanese descent suffered during and after World War II. (Kyodo)

Soccer: Teenagers elevated to FC Tokyo first team

Soccer: Teenagers elevated to FC Tokyo first team

FC Tokyo soccer players Takefusa Kubo (R) and Rei Hirakawa pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2017, after the club announced that the two teenagers will be elevated to the first team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 teens die in bus collision in Japan

2 teens die in bus collision in Japan

A bus (front) and a passenger car collide in the central Japan city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2016. Two teenagers died and 25 people were taken to hospital, with the drivers of both vehicles in critical condition, local police said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

21 N. Korean boat people arrive in South

21 N. Korean boat people arrive in South

SEOUL, South Korea - Twenty-one North Korean asylum seekers, including two girls aged 4 and 8, seven teenagers, and a 70-year-old man, wave after they arrived at the port of Inchon, South Korea, on Aug. 19. They were spotted in a 20-ton fishing boat in the Yellow Sea off Inchon on Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

Plight of Israeli, Palestinian youth translated in novel

Plight of Israeli, Palestinian youth translated in novel

KOFU, Japan - Noriko Higuchi, a 52-year-old owner of a cafe in Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, holds her translation of an Israeli novel depicting a budding friendship between two teenagers, an Israeli and a Palestinian, at her shop May 7. The novel by Daniella Carm, the Hebrew title of which means ''Friends in Room 6,'' tells of a story of a wounded Palestinian boy whose brother had been killed by Israeli soldiers.

2 Indian girls meet 'hibakusha'

2 Indian girls meet 'hibakusha'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Two Indian teenage girls (L) meet a ''hibakusha,'' the name given to those who suffer from ailments related to radiation exposure from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at Hiroshima A-Bomb Hospital on Aug. 5. The girls are part of a group of eight teenagers from India and Pakistan visiting at the invitation of a Japanese nongovernment organization campaigning against nuclear tests.

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Investigators search for evidence in the killing of a teenage boy at a cemetery in Naha in the afternoon of June 9. Police arrested two teenagers June 10 in connection with the beating death of the 15-year-old boy in the cemetery in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. An unemployed 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old high school student, whose names are being withheld because they are minors, were arrested on suspicion of killing Hikaru Uechi after separately turning themselves in at the same police station.