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Pistorius says no intentions to kill girlfriend

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a

Oscar Pistorius ‘shot Reeva Steenkamp in bathroom’

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend by shooting her through a bathroom door at his home, prosecutors told a court. Details of

Venezuela’s Chavez makes surprise return from Cuba

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday, more than two months after surgery for cancer that has jeopardized his 14-year

Future races canceled in wake of Pistorius charge

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ agent has canceled all future track races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on the murder charge against him, underscoring

Ecuador’s Correa breezes to 2nd re-election

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A landslide second re-election secured, President Rafael Correa immediately vowed to deepen the “citizen’s revolution” that has lifted tens of thousands

Iraq’s al Qaeda wing claims Baghdad blasts

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Iraqi wing claimed responsibility on Monday for attacks that killed 28 people in Shi’ite Muslim districts in Baghdad, saying it was

Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Pakistani Shi’ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni

Libyans put aside woes to celebrate uneasy anniversary

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate two years since the start of Libya’s revolution and a national political leader promised

Uhuru Kenyatta free to run after Kenya election ruling

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

Kenya’s deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta – accused of crimes against humanity – can stand in next month’s election, after a court declined to bar

Oscar Pistorius denies Reeva Steenkamp South Africa murder

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model,