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South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Members of the civil protection and security forces gather in eastern France near Strasbourg to find a 15-year-old girl who went missing near Saint-Blaise-la-Roche on Saturday. IMAGES
Two Virginia Tech students have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in the death of a 13-year-old girl from Virginia.
Palestinians hold a funeral for teenager Ruqayya Abu Eid, who Israeli police say was killed after trying to stab an Israeli guard. Jillian Kitchener reports.
The United States calls the death of six-year-old Gaza girl Hind Rajab, who days earlier had pleaded for help, "heartbreaking" and urges a prompt Israeli investigation. "It is just a devastating account, a heartbreaking account, for this child, and of course there have been thousands of other children who have died as a result of this conflict," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, adding, "We have asked the Israeli authorities to investigate this incident on an urgent basis." SOUNDBITE
Sharon Avigdori hugs her son and relatives after the Israeli mother and her 12-year-old daughter Noam were released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in Gaza upon their arrival at Israel's Sheba Hospital. IMAGES