BUCHAREST, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - Romanian authorities said Tuesday they had taken eight children aged between two and 14 into care after their father refused to allow them to see or be treated by a doctor for religious reasons.

JERUSALEM, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - A four-year-old girl was left behind at Israel's Ben Gurion international airport on Sunday as her mother, father and four siblings rushed to catch a flight to Paris, police said.

'I saw a little girl in tears. She was looking for her parents,' a policewoman told reporters.

NEW YORK, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - FBI agents on Saturday arrested a man accused of abducting his seven-year-old daughter, sparking a national manhunt and fevered speculation over the flamboyant fugitive's identity.

NEW YORK, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - FBI agents on Saturday finally tracked down a man who abducted his seven-year-old daughter, sparking a national manhunt and fevered speculation over his true identity.

ARLES, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - A 10-year-old Franco-Mexican boy who has become a star child matador had his hopes crushed again Saturday when his 'beginner's' bullfight with calves was banned for a second time in southern France.

BELGRADE, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - An 11-year-old boy stole a car in Belgrade and took it for a joy ride before causing a traffic accident that left seven people injured, including the driver, Serbia's B92 television reported Friday.

The boy lost control of the car on Thursday, hitting an oncoming vehicle, according to B92.

IRAKLION, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - A young British student charged with smothering her newborn son after giving birth in her hotel room on Crete has been placed in pre-trial detention, a judicial source said Friday.

LONDON, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - A teenager appeared in court Thursday to plead not guilty to the murder of an 11-year-old British boy, whose death sparked soul-searching here about the extent of gun and gang violence among youngsters.

STOCKHOLM, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - A 32-year-old German woman was charged in Sweden on Wednesday with bludgeoning two young children to death earlier this year and attempting to kill their mother in a jealous rage.

ELDORADO, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - The jailed leader of a polygamist sect and five other men linked to a Texas compound raided earlier this year have been indicted on child sexual assault and other charges, officials said Tuesday.