:00:00. > :00:00.live with your last Newsround this Sunday.
:00:00. > :00:17.First - there's a new face on Sesame Street.
:00:18. > :00:20.The people behind the hit show, which airs all over the world,
:00:21. > :00:21.have created their first Afghan character.
:00:22. > :00:29.Meet Zari, Afghan Sesame Street's new Muppet character.
:00:30. > :00:36.Thank you, Elmo. I am excited to be here!
:00:37. > :00:39.Her name means shimmering in Afghanistan's two official
:00:40. > :00:45.The showmakers, who live in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan,
:00:46. > :00:48.said they felt it was important to make the show's
:00:49. > :00:50.first Afghan character a girl, due to the way
:00:51. > :00:53.women and girls are treated in the country.
:00:54. > :00:55.Under the country's old leadership, women were banned
:00:56. > :00:58.from working and girls were not allowed to go to school.
:00:59. > :01:00.Now the total number of children at school
:01:01. > :01:03.in Afghanistan has risen from 900,000 in 2001,
:01:04. > :01:14.which has been at war for almost 40 years.
:01:15. > :01:16.But although a lot has improved for children today,
:01:17. > :01:21.It is hoped Zari will help make a positive difference
:01:22. > :01:36.Kevin Simm has won the The Voice in the final series on BBC One
:01:37. > :01:41.Simm impressed with his version of the winner's song,
:01:42. > :01:44.titled All You Good Friends, and his earlier performance
:01:45. > :01:50.He beat fellow Team Ricky contestant Jolan for the victory.
:01:51. > :01:53.Boy George's Cody and will.i.am's Lydia Lucy went out first
:01:54. > :01:58.after securing the fewest public votes in the finals.
:01:59. > :02:00.Crowds in China were treated to a spectacle
:02:01. > :02:05.Zhang Shupeng jumped from a helicopter 2,000 metres high,
:02:06. > :02:11.and flew over the 50-metre-long Yunduan glass covered bridge.
:02:12. > :02:14.The wingsuit has special fabric under the arms and between the legs
:02:15. > :02:16.to let the wearer glide through the air
:02:17. > :02:22.We've had some pretty weird news stories this week.
:02:23. > :02:25.So we've put them together in one helpful hit, just for you.
:02:26. > :02:35.Here is this week's "Strange, Stranger, Strangest".
:02:36. > :02:41.but it is a giant leap for man's best friend.
:02:42. > :02:44.Sam, the cuddly dog, was sent 15 miles up to the edge of
:02:45. > :02:51.Schoolkids attached him to a helium balloon,
:02:52. > :02:56.a GPS tracker and a camera and released him into the sky.
:02:57. > :02:59.The balloon and tracker have come back down to earth,
:03:00. > :03:16.Next, feathers were flying at this giant pillow fight in the US.
:03:17. > :03:19.People all over the world got together to battle it out in
:03:20. > :03:25.They were told to dress up in a costume and to bring along
:03:26. > :03:28.Looks like they've had the stuffing
:03:29. > :03:39.Finally, to the little Chihuahua being hounded by the police.
:03:40. > :03:41.A patrol officer on a motorbike chased the dog across
:03:42. > :03:47.The runaway pup was eventually rescued and taken to a nearby
:03:48. > :03:52.animal shelter, to recover from his adventure.
:03:53. > :04:05.it's my favourite story of the week -
:04:06. > :04:08.that was sent up to the edge of space
:04:09. > :04:10.for a school science project and got lost.
:04:11. > :04:20.I caught up with the children involved.
:04:21. > :04:27.When he was going up, we saw the pictures of him, then we saw more
:04:28. > :04:34.pictures up higher. You could see the atmosphere. It shows the world
:04:35. > :04:41.is curved. It was so cool! But because of the wind being so strong,
:04:42. > :04:45.it pushed it about. Sam fell off. He has been missing ever since. What
:04:46. > :04:51.have you been doing to try to find him? To date we have been on the
:04:52. > :04:59.radio, it is going global because we have had calls from Canada and calls
:05:00. > :05:03.from New Zealand. It is like, all over the whole world. What should
:05:04. > :05:08.people be looking out for? They should be looking out for a little
:05:09. > :05:13.dog. The same as this. This is about as big as his head. Where do you
:05:14. > :05:17.think you might be? He could be anywhere but we know he will not go
:05:18. > :05:23.in the sea because of the wind. He could be on top of a roof, which
:05:24. > :05:27.could be very bad. We might never see him again. What is your message
:05:28. > :05:33.for Sam? Please come back, because the school needs you as our mascot
:05:34. > :05:34.and it would help us a lot. If you're out there, Sam, Bach for
:05:35. > :05:37.help! -- bark. That's all from the weekend team,
:05:38. > :05:40.but Newsround is back, right here tomorrow morning,
:05:41. > :05:42.when winner of The Voice, Kevin Simm, will be
:05:43. > :05:47.live on the sofa. Bet you can't answer question nine.
:05:48. > :05:53.Bye!