The Age: Libya joins children's laptop plan
--"The Libyan Government has reached an agreement with One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit US group developing an inexpensive, educational laptop computer, with the goal of supplying machines to all 1.2 million Libyan schoolchildren by June 2008."

Guardian: Save the Children ad banned
--"A Save the Children Fund marketing campaign has been banned by the advertising watchdog after complaints that it distressed children by implying that those with brown eyes might die young."

ABC News: Kenyans to stay youthful until 50
--"Youth Affairs Minister Muhammad Kuti has been quoted in local media as saying the Government plans to change the law so more people can access a youth fund established this year."

China View: Over 30 mln Chinese rural migrant youth receive training
--"Over 30 million young rural migrants working in China's urban districts have received training provided by Communist youth leagues across the country...The training programs launched in 2001 cover various fields such as state policies and laws, culture, vocational skills, production safety and refined behavior."

Reuters: Violence against children widely accepted: study
--"Violence against children is widely accepted as normal around the world, and at least 106 countries still allow physical punishment in schools, a U.N. report on the issue showed on Thursday."

The Australian: Sexualisation of children in ads a 'non-issue'
--"The sexualisation of children in advertising is a "non-issue for Australian parents," according to the Advertising Standards Bureau, which has vowed to strenuously resist any attempt to legislate the issue."