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NPR (blog)
'Blade Runner' Pistorius In Tears As Murder Charge Is Filed
NPR (blog)
According to the wire service: "The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic superstar stood with head bowed in front of magistrate Desmond Nair to hear the murder charge read out, then started sobbing, covering his face with his hands." South Africa's News ...

Pistorius weeps in court; prosecutors to seek premeditated murder charge
CNN
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- South African sports icon Oscar Pistorius broke into tears Friday when a judge officially charged him with killing his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. A grim-faced Pistorius, dressed in a dark suit, shook uncontrollably ...

CBC.ca
'Mr. Sidewalk' to testify at Quebec corruption commission
CBC.ca
Entrepreneur Nicolo Milioto, who was caught on surveillance footage taking out wads of cash stuffed in his socks, is scheduled to testify next week in front of Quebec's corruption commission. Milioto, who is the former president of Mivela Construction ...

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Link Riot: Fun With the 'Die Hard' Title Generator
NextMovie (blog)
Link Riot: Fun With the 'Die Hard' Title Generator. By NextMovie Staff | Feb 15, 2013 | 7:00 AM. A Good Day to Die Hard. • "Funny or Die Hard." "Die Hard Rock Cafe." Playing with the "Die Hard" sequel title generator is more fun than watching "A Good ...

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Time Out London
Occupy London Fashion Week: I predict a very fashionable riot
Time Out London
There is a lot of air kissing, hair flicking and high heel tottering going around. It must be London Fashion Week. And as it all kicks off today, British designer Kelly Shaw and Young British Designers are attempting to reclaim it. To celebrating ...

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'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius weeps as he faces murder charge
Los Angeles Times
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games last year, wept in court Friday as he faced a murder charge in connection with the ...

ABC News
Pistorius Prosecutors Pursue Premeditated Murder
ABC News
Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against the Paralympic superstar. Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria Magistrates Court with one ...

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The Guardian
Pistorius charged with murder: scenes from inside the court
The Guardian
Pistorius charged with murder: scenes from inside the court. The Guardian's Africa correspondent David Smith - who tweets as @SmithInAfrica - was in court for Oscar Pistorius's emotional appearance on charges of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

This is Kent
Magical TJs run riot against title chasers
This is Kent
BEN SMITH was utterly delighted after Tonbridge Juddians produced their best display of the season to brush aside title-chasing Barnes. With promotion out of the window for TJs, their head coach had called on his team to focus on performance rather ...

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Yahoo! Sports
Distraught Oscar Pistorius could face charge of 'premeditated murder'
Yahoo! Sports
Oscar Pistorius "sobbed uncontrollably" at a South African court hearing on Friday morning as prosecutors made clear their intention to claim the track superstar killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a premeditated murder. Oscar Pistorius weeps in ...

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WXYZ
Jury deliberations begin in Kilpatrick corruption trial
WXYZ
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Over five months after the trial began, jurors in the Kilpatrick corruption trial will begin deliberations Friday. Jurors have listened to testimony from 87 witnesses. They've heard secret recordings and seen numerous other pieces of ...
Jurors hear for more final remarks in corruption trial of former Detroit mayorWDIV Detroit
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Khaama Press
TI-UK warns of corruption in Afghan defense institutions
Khaama Press
TI-UK warns of corruption in Afghan defense institutions According to Transparency International UK the procurement sectors of Afghan defense institutions are still facing corruption and the issue could further boost graft in other parts of the ...

Wall Street Journal
Pistorius Sobs as He Is Charged With Murder
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Pistorius, standing before the judge in a blue suit, covered his face and sobbed as the state read out the charge of the murder on Thursday morning of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutors said they will argue the 26-year-old athlete ...

Group: Internet cafes ripe for crime
Columbus Dispatch
... and charitable bingo operations, is campaigning to ban or strictly regulate the cafes and is echoing the concerns of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine about the potential for the “mini casinos” to harbor organized crime and money-laundering operations.

MiamiHerald.com
Korean lawmaker who exposed Samsung corruption forced from office
The Verge
A South Korean politician who sought to expose corruption within Samsung's ranks has lost his seat in parliament. The Supreme Court upheld that by publishing transcripts of wiretapped conversations online, Roh Hoe-chan broke communications laws; the ...
Lawmaker forced out of parliament after exposing corruption at SamsungBGR

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PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

Covering his face, South African runner Oscar Pistorius arrived at a Pretoria court today via police car after a night spent in the police station. After being charged with murder, he broke down crying, notes Reuters . The court will decide whether to grant him bail in the murder case that...

Pistorius prosecutors to pursue premeditated murder charge
USA TODAY
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against the Paralympic superstar. Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria ...

The Daily Star
Riot in Roumieh over decision to transfer prisoner
The Daily Star
Although the police was able to contain riot, prisoners vowed to stage another protest later Friday. Roumieh Prison, Lebanon's largest detention facility, frequently witnesses riots and jailbreak attempts, the latest of which was foiled earlier this ...

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