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Pistorius' testimony not true: court

Cross examination of murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius continued for the sixth day on Monday, with State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel trying to show the court that Pistorius's testimony was not unreliable and not true.

Pistorius wants to get back on track

2013-04-05 07:44

Paralympian sprint star Oscar Pistorius is considering resuming training following the easing of the stringent bail terms imposed after he was charged with murdering his girlfriend, his manager said on Thursday.

Pistorius faces random bail checks for drugs and alcohol

2013-02-26 09:40

South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, faces at least four random tests for drugs and alcohol in coming months to ensure he is complying with bail terms, an official said on Monday.

Steenkamp's mother bitter as Pistorius huddles with family

2013-02-25 05:57

South Africa's Olympic "Blade Runner" and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius spent his first day out on bail with his family on Saturday as the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, the model girlfriend he is accused of murdering, cut a bitter figure.

Pistorius out on bail, but future is grim

2013-02-24 09:20

Oscar Pistorius walked out of court on Friday - free at least for now - after a South African magistrate released him on bail, capping four days of often startling testimony that foreshadowed a dramatic trial in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend.

Pistorius future is grim

2013-02-24 09:20

Oscar Pistorius walked out of court on Friday - free at least for now - after a South African magistrate released him on bail.

Pistorius decision draws near

2013-02-23 08:08

The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments on Friday in Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing, with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

Slain GF against gender violence

2013-02-22 11:08

The day before her Paralympics star boyfriend Oscar Pistorius shot her dead, Reeva Steenkamp publicly proclaimed her support for a campaign against the violence that kills thousands of women in South Africa each year.

Pistorius bail decision expected in S. African court

2013-02-22 10:01

A judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his own lawyers that he is far too famous to have any chance of fleeing prosecution. Slain girlfriend against gender violence Pistorius says he shot girlfriend by mistake

Sponsor suspends Pistorius' contract

2013-02-22 07:11

Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said on Thursday as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.

Pistorius defense team fights back

2013-02-21 07:43

A police detective, testifying at Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing on Wednesday, said police had not found anything inconsistent with how the star athlete described his shooting of his girlfriend - a killing that Pistorius says was accidental but which prosecutors call murder.

Pistorius says he shot girlfriend by mistake

2013-02-20 11:01

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius put on his artificial legs and walked across his bedroom before firing four shots through a locked toilet door, killing his cowering girlfriend in cold blood, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Pistorius shot girlfriend through door - prosecutor

2013-02-20 10:16

Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was applying for bail after being charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria house.

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