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Girl of four dies after mother fed her meth, heroin and ketamine By Owen Weldon Grimsby - A four-year-old girl died after she was persuaded to take a cocktail of drugs that her mother, Michala Pyke, 37, referred to as Smarties.

Little Lizzy gets wish to see Pope before going blind By AFP Vatican City - Elizabeth "Lizzy" Myers, a five-year-old American girl who is losing her sight to a rare genetic disease, got her wish on Wednesday to meet Pope Francis.

Seven-year-old dies in bouncy castle incident By Sylvannia Soulet Tragedy struck on Easter weekend when a 7-year-old girl was killed in a freak accident involving an inflatable bouncy castle.

Girl has mystery disease where she sneezes 12,000 times per day By Owen Weldon Katelyn Thornley, from Texas, has a mystery disease where she sneezes thousands of times per day. She sneezes around 12,000 times a day.

High school basketball star goes to prom with Down syndrome girl By James Walker A star of a Kentucky school's basketball team has asked a girl with Down syndrome to be his prom date, proposing to her with a sign and bunch of flowers that referenced Taylor Swift, the girl's favourite singer. The news has since gone viral online.

Six-year-old girl eaten by piranhas after Brazil canoe capsize By James Walker A six-year-old Brazilian girl has died after being eaten alive by piranhas when she fell into the river she was canoeing along on January 27. The piranhas tore all the flesh from her legs.

Indian girl forced to marry stray dog to fend off evil spirits By Greta McClain It what may be the world's strangest wedding ceremony, an Indian girl has been forced to marry a dog in order to ward off evil spirits.

Spain locks up 14-year-old girl jihad suspect By AFP Madrid - A 14-year-old girl detained on suspicion of trying to join Islamic extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria was ordered Tuesday by a Spanish judge to enter a youth detention centre.

Girl thought be cured of HIV relapses By Tim Sandle A Mississippi girl born with HIV and who was in remission for more than two years after stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV. The news is a blow to scientists who had been studying the girl in the hope of finding a cure.

Girl uses Facebook to save her father's life (VIDEO) By Sylvannia Soulet Henlawson - A frightened 10-year-old girl turns to social media for help when a tree crashes on top of her father during a thunderstorm.

India's last reported polio victim 'leads normal life' By AFP Kolkata - When her friends, brother and sisters run around playing in their village in eastern India, four-year-old Rukshar Khatoon simply watches.

B. C. girl with leukemia seeks Christmas stem cell donor By Mike White Victoria - The mother of a four-year-old girl from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada who has leukemia is pleading for people around the world to donate stem cells for her treatment. The girl was previously treated for cancer and been in remission.

Girl escapes serious injury when glasses deflect bullet By Owen Weldon A Seattle teenager may have had her life saved thanks to her glasses deflecting a bullet that was fired in a drive-by shooting.

Thousands of carolers grant wish to terminally ill child By Owen Weldon An 8-year-old girl, who is suffering from cancer, from Pennsylvania had one of her wishes granted on Saturday: a bunch of carolers singing outside of her home in West Reading.

Truck driver arrested for holding girl as sex slave for months By Owen Weldon Police arrested a man, Timothy Vafeades, a truck driver from Utah, for holding a teen girl captive and sexually abused her for months.

Woman becomes successful male model By Owen Weldon Elliot Sailors was a female model who was signed with Ford modeling agency, and she has appeared on Bacardi billboards around the globe.

First commercial baby predicting patent launched By Tim Sandle California-based genetic testing company 23andMe has been awarded a patent which will allow couples to predict the ideal characteristics that they want to have in their baby .

Walkers find body of 12-year-old girl in the Galician countryside By Anne Sewell Santiago De Compostela - The girl's adoptive parents had reported her missing only a few hours earlier. While there was evidence of violence, investigators say the girl had not been sexually assaulted.

Video: Girl attempts to twerk, but accidentally sets self on fire By Owen Weldon A video has surfaced showing a girl twerking against a door, while doing a headstand, but things do not go her way when her roommate opens the door.

Girl who never ages may hold key to immortality By Jonathan Lam Billings - Gabby Williams is eight years old and weighs only 11 pounds. Her parents have agreed to let scientists use her for experiments in order to fill in the missing puzzle pieces of immortality.

Actress Penélope Cruz gave birth to baby girl on Monday By Anne Sewell Madrid - It wasn't only royals celebrating yesterday as a great Spanish couple, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, welcomed the arrival of their second child on Monday.

8-year-old girl allegedly killed by sex offender in Florida By Owen Weldon An 8-year-old girl was abducted by a sex offender while shopping with her mother on Friday night. The man, Donald James Smith, was arrested and charged with murdering her.

5-year-old girl reads 875 books a year By Owen Weldon A girl who is just five years old reads 875 books per year. She reads so many books that the library at her school cannot keep up.

Video: Girl with crazy jump rope skills By Owen Weldon Budapest - Adrienn Banhegyi is a girl who is being dubbed as the world's best jump roper, and a viral video shows her showing off her skills.

3-year-old girl killed by blow from dad that 'severed her bowel' By Owen Weldon A court has heard how a three-year-old girl died when part of her bowel was severed, after she was attacked by her own father.

Girl, 8, suspended from school more than 24 times for ‘foul odor’ By Owen Weldon A Tennessee eight-year-old girl has been sent home from school dozens of times this school year because of "her foul odor."

South Florida girl, 4, shot dead By Owen Weldon Miami Beach - Police in South Florida are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl, who died after being shot inside a car on Saturday night.

Parents force their teen to hold sign as punishment By Owen Weldon Crestview - Gentry and Renee Nickell of Crestview, Florida, decided to punish their 13-year-old daughter by making her hold a sign at a busy intersection.

Girl, 4, battles with Brittle Bone Disease — Family asks for help By Owen Weldon Bella, who is 4-years-old, was born with a disease called Osteogenisis Imperfecta, which is also referred to as brittle bone disease. Bella's family is now trying to raise money to help with medical expenses.

Girl, 13, accused of stabbing peer for bag of chips By Owen Weldon A middle-school student in Armona, California has been charged in the stabbing of another middle-school student, over a bag of chips.

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