BENGHAZI, Jean-Pierre Campagne- "Hurra (Free) Libya! Hurra Libya! Hurra Libya!" -- the chant rang out in the playground of Fajer al-Hurra school in Benghazi from 100 boys and girls, assembled in...

MADRID- A manga comic book on the life of Pope Benedict XVI will be distributed for free during the pope's visit to Madrid in August for World Youth Day festivities, organisers said Wednesday....

DHAKA- The headmaster of an Islamic school in Bangladesh said Sunday that he had banned 15 teenage students from attending lessons after they trimmed their beards. Mohammad Mudesser Hussain said...

JERUSALEM, Sara Hussein- Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad vowed Tuesday that east Jerusalem would be the capital of a Palestinian state as he opened a refurbished school there following a...

PHNOM PENH- Teachers of 10 teenage girls who collapsed one after another at their rural Cambodian school blamed the mysterious ailment on angry spirits on Saturday. The girls, aged between 14 and...

MANILA- Beatings and sexual harassment are rife in state-run schools in the Philippines, with many pupils also routinely bullied, according to a government-led study published this week. Schools...

BERLIN- German teachers are to get guidelines on handling the issue of forced marriages with pupils, the government said Friday after a spate of cases hit the headlines. "Forced marriage is an...

PARIS, Myriam Chaplain-Riou - His stirring speeches and tales of wartime struggle have helped make Charles de Gaulle an icon of French patriotism. But are his writings worthy of being taught as...

DURBAN - A South African girls' boarding school outside Durban has closed down a dormitory after accusing 27 residents of being lesbians, local media reported Friday. Two girls were caught kissing...