http://www.mail.com/organizations/30152-south-africa-olympic-team.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/30152-south-africa-olympic-team.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099830-safrican-court-acquits-brother-oscar-pistorius.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitt... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099830-safrican-court-acquits-brother-oscar-pistorius.html 2013-05-21T16:57:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2043570-court-visits-crash-scene-carl-pistorius-trial.html VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa (AP) — The magistrate in Carl Pistorius' culpable homicide trial took the entire court to a rural road to measure distances and check evidence Thursday, an unexpected twist to a case that already intrigues many because of the murder charge against Carl's younger brother, Oscar, the superstar double-amputee Olympic athlete who shot dead his girlfr... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:01:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2043570-court-visits-crash-scene-carl-pistorius-trial.html 2013-04-25T15:01:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2022482-sa-police-took-photos-pistorius-cellphones.html STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AP) — Even police officers clamored to get photos of Oscar Pistorius on their cellphones after the famed Olympic athlete was arrested for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa's minister of police said in a written response to a question in parliament. The former lead police investigator in the case als... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2022482-sa-police-took-photos-pistorius-cellphones.html 2013-04-16T13:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1981734-oscar-pistorius-brother-trial-road-death.html VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa (AP) — The brother of Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide or negligent killing in a South African court Wednesday for the death of a female motorcyclist in a road collision in 2008. Carl Pistorius also pleaded not guilty to two alternative charges of driving in a reckless and inconsiderate manne... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1981734-oscar-pistorius-brother-trial-road-death.html 2013-03-27T15:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972514-pistorius-brothers-court-dates-week.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on the same day his older brother Carl is due in another South African court to stand trial for culpable homicide. The double-amputee Olympic athlete's legal team will challenge some of his bail conditions at the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday, the family lawyer told... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972514-pistorius-brothers-court-dates-week.html 2013-03-22T14:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1945508-oscar-pistorius-not-suicidal-family.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend, is not suicidal, his family announced Monday. Pistorius "is in deep mourning but despite the tragic circumstances he is certainly not suicidal," said a statement issued by Pistorius' uncle, Arnold Pistorius. He said Pistorius has support from h... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1945508-oscar-pistorius-not-suicidal-family.html 2013-03-11T16:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1937530-safrica-pistorius-detective-quits-force.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the murder case against Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has resigned from the police force, police said Thursday. The decision by detective Hilton Botha to quit followed criticism for his bungling of the investigation into Pistorius' shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:25:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1937530-safrica-pistorius-detective-quits-force.html 2013-03-07T17:25:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1932024-gun-comments-split-family-oscar-pistorius.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A remarkably public feud erupted Tuesday within the family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his girlfriend, as the runner and his relatives distanced themselves from comments his father reportedly made about guns and crime in South Africa. South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress,... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:22:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1932024-gun-comments-split-family-oscar-pistorius.html 2013-03-05T12:22:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924506-pistorius-bought-collected-guns-olympic-year.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol dubbed by its manufacturer as "the most powerful production revolver in the world" and a civilian version of a military assault rifle. At the end of 20... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:44:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924506-pistorius-bought-collected-guns-olympic-year.html 2013-03-02T09:44:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1925052-oscar-pistorius-gun-collection.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In 2012, the year he made history as the first double-amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius bought six guns for what he planned to be a collection of U.S. and South African-manufactured firearms, according to the gun collectors' club he joined last April. Here is a brief look at the firearms South African police say he applied to have licensed: ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:58:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1925052-oscar-pistorius-gun-collection.html 2013-03-01T18:58:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916748-experts-pistorius-violated-basic-firearms-rules.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Even if Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star athlete violated basic gun-handling regulations and exposed himself to a homicide charge by shooting into a closed door without knowing who was behind it. Particularly jarring for firearms instructors an... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:05:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916748-experts-pistorius-violated-basic-firearms-rules.html 2013-02-26T18:05:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916778-gun-laws-selected-countries.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In South Africa, where Oscar Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, gun owners can only use lethal force in stringently regulated circumstances. Here is a brief look at gun laws in selected countries: RUSSIA For self-defense, Russians can only u... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:40:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916778-gun-laws-selected-countries.html 2013-02-26T17:40:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1913760-south-africa-will-pistorius-train-while-bail.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius on Monday informed South African authorities that he wants to resume athletic training while on bail for the murder case against him, a government official said. A spokeswoman for the Olympic runner, however, denied that he was making immediate plans to return to the track while awaiting trial for the Feb. 14 shooting d... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:58:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1913760-south-africa-will-pistorius-train-while-bail.html 2013-02-25T21:58:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1914092-pistorius-mysterious-shooting-tragedy.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — His head shrouded by a sports hoodie, the young man walked unnoticed through a bustling crowd outside the gates of the Olympic village in London last year. When he got close, I saw a familiar face smiling at me. It was Oscar Pistorius. "Gerald!" he called and then raised both hands for a double high-five greeting followed by a hug. On ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:47:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1914092-pistorius-mysterious-shooting-tragedy.html 2013-02-25T16:47:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910192-grief-besets-family-pistorius-slain-girlfriend.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Far from the courtroom drama that has gripped South Africa, the family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend has struggled with its own private deluge of grief, frustration and bewilderment. The victim's relatives also harbor misgivings about efforts by the Olympian's family to reach out to them with condolences. Pistorius, meanwhile, s... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910192-grief-besets-family-pistorius-slain-girlfriend.html 2013-02-23T21:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907628-father-pistorius-girlfriend-speaks.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The father of Oscar Pistorius' 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. In its Saturday edition, the Afrikaans-language Beeld newspaper quotes Barry Steenkamp as saying Pistorius will "suffer" alone if his assertion that he accid... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:48:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1907628-father-pistorius-girlfriend-speaks.html 2013-02-23T12:48:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1908494-oscar-pistorius-assets.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A look at the assets of Oscar Pistorius, laid out in an affidavit by the athlete and presented to court after he was charged with premediated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was granted 1 million rand ($113,000) bail and freed from custody pending a trial on Friday. ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1908494-oscar-pistorius-assets.html 2013-02-22T17:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905028-safrica-police-replace-top-pistorius-investigator.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African police appointed a new chief investigator Thursday in the Oscar Pistorius murder case, replacing a veteran detective after unsettling revelations that the officer was charged with seven counts of attempted murder. The sensational twist in the state's troubled investigation fueled growing public fascination with ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:52:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905028-safrica-police-replace-top-pistorius-investigator.html 2013-02-21T21:52:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905390-nike-suspends-contract-with-oscar-pistorius.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner from South Africa charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend. Pistorius, who became the first double-amputee runner to compete on the track at the Olympics at last year's London Games, is accused of intentionall... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:48:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1905390-nike-suspends-contract-with-oscar-pistorius.html 2013-02-21T13:48:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1904588-police-add-confusion-to-oscar-pistorius-case.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The prosecution case against Oscar Pistorius began to unravel Wednesday with revelations of a series of police blunders and the lead investigator's admission that authorities have no evidence challenging the double-amputee Olympian's claim he killed his girlfriend accidentally. Detective Hilton Botha's often confused testimon... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:17:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1904588-police-add-confusion-to-oscar-pistorius-case.html 2013-02-21T03:17:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902438-police-offer-confused-testimony-pistorius-case.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete's defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner's claim he accidentally killed her. Testimony by Detective Warrant Officer Hilton Bo... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902438-police-offer-confused-testimony-pistorius-case.html 2013-02-20T16:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1901860-pistorius-lover-caught-tragedy-killer.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius portrayed himself as a lover caught in tragedy, wielding a pistol and frightened as he stood only on his stumps, then killed his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder on Valentine's Day. Prosecutors, however, said the double-amputee Olympian committed premeditated murder, planning the slaying, then fi... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:57:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1901860-pistorius-lover-caught-tragedy-killer.html 2013-02-19T22:57:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901262-pistorius-girlfriend-cremated-private-ceremony.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Reeva Steenkamp's coffin was draped in a white cloth and carried by six pallbearers at a private funeral Tuesday, just a few hours before Oscar Pistorius said in a court affidavit that he mistakenly killed his girlfriend by shooting her through a bathroom door. Reeva's uncle, Mike Steenkamp, broke down in tears after the cremation cere... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901262-pistorius-girlfriend-cremated-private-ceremony.html 2013-02-19T20:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901152-court-excerpts-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The statements from Oscar Pistorius' defense and the prosecution give conflicting accounts of what happened in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Feb. 14. Excerpts from the affidavit made by Pistorius, and read out in court by senior defense lawyer Barry Roux, in a bail hearing Tuesday after the athle... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:39:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901152-court-excerpts-oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing.html 2013-02-19T17:39:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1900236-pistorius-thought-lover-intruder-shooting.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius wept Tuesday as his defense lawyer read the athlete's account of how he shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day, claiming he had mistaken her for an intruder. Prosecutors, however, told a packed courtroom that the double-amputee known as the Blade Runner intentionally and mercilessly shot and killed 29... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:33:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1900236-pistorius-thought-lover-intruder-shooting.html 2013-02-19T17:33:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1900822-excerpts-prosecutors-case-pistorius.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Here are excerpts from the prosecution's affidavit against Oscar Pistorius, whom they have charged with premeditated murder over the Feb. 14 shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp: "The incident took place in the residence of the applicant (Pistorius) and we are confident that it will not be in dispute that (P... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:50:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1900822-excerpts-prosecutors-case-pistorius.html 2013-02-19T15:50:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1899040-murder-case-facing-oscar-pistorius.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's prosecutors will begin explaining Tuesday why they accuse Olympian Oscar Pistorius of committing murder in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his 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... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:48:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1899040-murder-case-facing-oscar-pistorius.html 2013-02-18T15:48:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896336-pistorius-family-denies-murder-charge.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" after the shooting death of his model girlfriend at his home in South Africa, the runner's uncle said Saturday, as his family strongly denied prosecutors' claims that he murdered her. Arnold Pistorius spoke with The Associated Press and two other South African journalists ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:15:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896336-pistorius-family-denies-murder-charge.html 2013-02-16T17:15:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894032-weeping-pistorius-faces-premeditated-murder-charge.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — In a courtroom, not an Olympic stadium, there was no click-click-click of Oscar Pistorius' prosthetic limbs. His only sound Friday was loud, uncontrollable sobs as prosecutors charged him with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his model girlfriend. "Take it easy," Chief Magistrate Desmond Nasir told the Olympic sta... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:28:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894032-weeping-pistorius-faces-premeditated-murder-charge.html 2013-02-15T23:28:18Z