JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The judge who granted bail to Oscar Pistorius says he is related to a woman suspected of killing her two children and then committing suicide last weekend.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A spokeswoman for Oscar Pistorius says he has reported to authorities in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, under the bail terms in the murder case against him.
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A substance found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius's home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, local media reported on Sunday.
PRETORIA (AFP) - South African Paralympic icon and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius on Saturday said he was thankful for prayers offered to his family and that of his slain girlfriend, a day after he was freed on bail.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The father of Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend has told a South African newspaper that the athlete will have to "live with his conscience" if he is lying about how he killed her.
PRETORIA (AFP) - South Africa's Olympic "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius's family will gather to meet him Saturday, a day after his release on bail pending a murder trial over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.
PRETORIA (AFP) - Iconic paralympian Oscar Pistorius was granted bail by a South African magistrate on Friday, pending trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
PRETORIA (AFP) - The lead lawyer prosecuting Oscar Pistorius on murder charges on Friday told a bail hearing the sprinter knows a long spell in jail is "almost guaranteed" and is a flight risk.
PRETORIA (AFP) - Oscar Pistorius arrived in a South African court early on Friday for what is expected to be the final day of a bail hearing for the "Blade Runner" who has been charged with murder over the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend.
PRETORIA (AFP) - South African police assigned a top new detective on Thursday to take over the bungled Oscar Pistorius investigation after it emerged the lead officer faced seven charges of attempted murder, dramatically undermining the prosecution against the sprint star.
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e.jpg "This file picture taken on August 9, 2012 in London shows South Africa's Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius who was arrested early on February 14, 2013 for allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder, media reports said. -- PHOTO: AFP")
e.jpg "In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius wins gold in the men's 400-meter T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, in London. Pistorius has been arrested after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home in South Africa. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during Men's 100m T44 round 1 at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home in South Africa. Police say Pistorius, a double-amputee known as \"Blade Runner,\" was taken into custody after the shooting early Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at his home in a gated complex in the country's capital. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during Men's 100m T44 round 1 at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home in South Africa. Police say Pistorius, a double-amputee known as \"Blade Runner,\" was taken into custody after the shooting early Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at his home in a gated complex in the country's capital. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, file photo, Gold medalist South Africa's Oscar Pistorius poses with his medal during the ceremony after winning the men's 400 meters T44 category final during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics, in London. Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home in South Africa. Police say Pistorius, a double-amputee known as \"Blade Runner,\" was taken into custody after the shooting early Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at his home in a gated complex in the country's capital. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius leaves the Boschkop police station, east of Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Pistorius was taken into custody after a 30-year-old woman, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot dead at his home. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "South African \"Blade Runner\" Oscar Pistorius (R) arrives with his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg November 4, 2012. Pistorius a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was charged on February 14, 2013 with shooting dead Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria. Picture taken November 4, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS")
e.jpg "South Africa's Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius (C) walks in the court room during his hearing on charge of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day on February 15, 2013 at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria. South African prosecutors will argue that Pistorius is guilty of premeditated murder in Steenkamp's death, a charge which could carry a life sentence. -- PHOTO: AFP
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e.jpg "Carl Pistorius, brother of South African \"Blade Runner\" Oscar Pistorius, speaks with an unidentified person ahead of his brothers court appearance in Pretoria February 15, 2013. Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, broke down in tears on Friday after he was charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria house. -- PHOTO: REUTERS")
e.jpg "In this undated handout publicity photo supplied by Stimulii taken on the island of Jamaica, Reeva Steenkamp poses on set during the shooting of the reality show Tropika Island of Treasure which premieres on state television Saturday, Feb 16, 2013. South Africa's national broadcaster says it will screen the show featuring the dead model girlfriend of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, two days after she was shot and killed at Pistorius' home. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this undated handout publicity photo supplied by Stimulii taken on the island of Jamaica, Reeva Steenkamp poses on set during the shooting of the reality show Tropika Island of Treasure which premieres on state television Saturday, Feb 16, 2013. South Africa's national broadcaster says it will screen the show featuring the dead model girlfriend of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, two days after she was shot and killed at Pistorius' home. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this undated handout publicity photo supplied by Stimulii taken on the island of Jamaica, Reeva Steenkamp poses on set during the shooting of the reality show Tropika Island of Treasure which premieres on state television Saturday, Feb 16, 2013. South Africa's national broadcaster says it will screen the show featuring the dead model girlfriend of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, two days after she was shot and killed at Pistorius' home. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "South Africa's Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius (R) hides his face in his hands in the court room during his hearing on charge of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day on February 15, 2013 at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria. South African prosecutors will argue that Pistorius is guilty of premeditated murder in Steenkamp's death, a charge which could carry a life sentence. -- PHOTO: AFP")
e.jpg "Aimee Pistorius outside the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, after visiting her brother Oscar Pistorius. Oscar Pistorius faces a bail hearing Tuesday and Wednesday, in which prosecutors will have to offer a great explanation about why they’ve charged the Olympian with murder over the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius hasn’t entered a plea in the case, though his family has said they strongly deny the 26-year-old double-amputee runner committed murder. They have not, however, denied outright that Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law school graduate now being featured in a South African reality television show. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "Peet van Zyl, managing agent for Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, talks to the press outside the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, after visiting Pistorius. Oscar Pistorius faces a bail hearing Tuesday and Wednesday, in which prosecutors will have to offer a great explanation about why they’ve charged the Olympian with murder over the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius hasn’t entered a plea in the case, though his family has said they strongly deny the 26-year-old double-amputee runner committed murder. They have not, however, denied outright that Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law school graduate now being featured in a South African reality television show. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "Kenny Oldwage, lawyer for Oscar Pistorius, foreground, and Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius arrive at the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Oscar Pistorius faces a bail hearing Tuesday and Wednesday, in which prosecutors will have to offer a great explanation about why they’ve charged the Olympian with murder over the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius hasn’t entered a plea in the case, though his family has said they strongly deny the 26-year-old double-amputee runner committed murder. They have not, however, denied outright that Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law school graduate now being featured in a South African reality television show. -- PHOTO: AP")
e.jpg "In this Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's 400-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs. Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the home, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said. -- PHOTO: AP ")
e.jpg "Oscar Pistorius (R) and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp pose for a picture in Johannesburg in this February 7, 2013 file photograph. The airing of a Caribbean reality TV show featuring the girlfriend of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius two days after she was shot dead has upset some South Africans. -- PHOTO: REUTERS")
e.jpg "A picture taken on January 26, 2013 shows Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius posing next to his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. South Africa's Olympic sprinter Oscar \"Blade Runner\" Pistorius was taken into police custody on February 14, 2013, after allegedly shooting dead his model girlfriend having mistaken her for an intruder at his upscale home. -- PHOTO: AFP")
