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Why Oscar Pistorius's howls fell on deaf ears

Oscar Pistorius during his trial on Monday 7th Apirl  
It has not been a good week for Oscar Pistorius, writes Aislinn Laing. And South Africa remains gripped by the athlete's trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp
12 Apr 2014

Oscar and the echoes of OJ

outh African Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius reacts as he listens to evidence by a pathologist during his trial in court in Pretoria  
The last 'trial of the century’ was a media circus held in LA in 1995. But the Johannesburg one has a huge difference, says John Hiscock
12 Apr 2014

Live: Oscar Pistorius takes the stand

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Follow events from Pretoria, where Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is giving evidence in his murder trial. Proceedings are scheduled to begin at 8.30am BST Monday 14 April
11 Apr 2014

Pistorius' week in the witness box

 
Video As Oscar Pistorius finishes his first week in the witness box at his murder trial for killing Reeva Steenkamp, we take a look at the evidence and crucial exchanges between the athlete and the prosecution over the past five days
11 Apr 2014

Anti-apartheid leader backs ANC dissidents in protest against Zuma

Ronnie Kasrils, who was head of intelligence for the military wing of the African National Congress, will sign up to a statement that will denounce his old party for “self-enrichment and power mongering”  
ANC stalwart Ronnie Kasrils encourages South Africans to spoil their ballot in protest at Jacob Zuma
11 Apr 2014

Prosecution question Pistorius

Video Prosecution claims athlete shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through toilet door during an argument
11 Apr 2014

Pistorius 'shot Reeva as they argued through toilet door'

Prosecutor says final confrontation between the pair through the locked door was the "only reasonable explanation" for the nature of Steenkamp's violent death
11 Apr 2014

Pistorius accused of 'tailoring evidence'

Video Prosecutor Gerrie Nel accuses Oscar Pistorius of "tailoring his evidence" as he is cross-examined at his murder trial
11 Apr 2014

It’s all about you, prosecutor taunts Pistorius

Gerrie Nel told Paralympian he was 'mixing up his lies' when he claimed in the dock he did not mean to shoot
10 Apr 2014

Prosecution paints Pistorius as a selfish, controlling boyfriend

Mr Nel, lead prosecutor, accused the athlete of using a public apology to the family of his murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
10 Apr 2014

Pistorius grilled by prosecution

Chief prosecutor accuses Oscar Pistorius of egotistical behaviour in his relationship with Steenkamp and deflecting blame for his behaviour on others
10 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: April 10 as it happened

Follow live coverage as Oscar Pistorius faces his fourth day in the witness box in South Africa
10 Apr 2014

Reeva's mother tells of anger at Pistorius

Video As the trial of Oscar Pistorius continues, Reeva Steenkamp's parents describe their pain and anger towards the athlete for killing their daughter
10 Apr 2014

Welcome to revision hell, aka the Easter holidays

Exam panic is spreading like a virus through otherwise healthy families, says Allison Pearson
09 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius told to 'take responsibility' in blistering cross-examination

Oscar Pistorius called on to "take responsibility" for killed Reeva Steenkamp as Gerrie Nel, prosecuting, says model's death more than just a "terrible mistake"
09 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius: I shot door by accident

Video Oscar Pistorius reveals under cross examination that he had discharged his firearm at his bathroom door by accident, and had not meant to kill anyone
09 Apr 2014

Pistorius trial: 'you killed Reeva, take responsibility'

Sportsman forced to look at photograph of Steenkamp's bloodied head as state prosecutor begins fierce cross-examination
09 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: April 9 as it happened

Oscar Pistorius gives his account of the night on which he shot Reeva Steenkamp
09 Apr 2014

Pistorius told to look at Reeva's head

Video Oscar Pistorius breaks down as prosecutor pushes him to look at a police photograph of Reeva Steenkamp's bloodied head and compares it to watermelon athlete hit at shooting range
09 Apr 2014

Pistorius grilled over 'terrible mistake'

Video Oscar Pistorius insists he never intended to kill his girlfriend, as the prosecution begins tearing into his version of events on that fateful night
09 Apr 2014

Pistorius: Reeva died in my arms

Video Returning to the witness stand, Oscar Pistorius tells the court that his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp died in his arms after he shot her in his home last year
09 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius gives his version of events

The paralympic athlete details the chain of events that culminated in him shooting Reeva Steenkamp through a closed bathroom door
08 Apr 2014

Dewani: Clean shaven and ready for court

A smartly dressed Shrien Dewani leaves court in Cape Town - a far cry from his dishevelled appearance in the UK - as eyebrows are raised about the A-list treatment he has received
08 Apr 2014

Pistorius breaks down as he recounts moment of killing

Video Oscar Pistorius collapses in sobs and howls as he describes the moments he says he first realised he had shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home last year
08 Apr 2014

Oscar Pistorius collapses in dock as he describes shooting Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius breaks down in howling tears after giving his account of the "moment everything changed" and he broke down his lavatory door to find he had shot Reeva Steenkamp
08 Apr 2014
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In South Africa
Members of the South African military carrying the coffin of Nelson Mandela  

Nelson Mandela funeral

 

Mandela lies in state: thousands gather to pay tribute

Sign expert Rachel Hubbard has revealed five reasons why the sign interpreter who appeared at Nelson Mandela's memorial service gives himself away as a fake  

Five ways to spot Mandela signer was 'fake'

Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. Mandela, who was elected South Africa's first black president after spending nearly three decades in prison, had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after three months in hospital in a critical state.  

Nelson Mandela memorial

A projection of the face of Nelson Mandela  

Mandela memorial ceremony

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