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Amid Vigil for Mandela, Friend Says, 'Let Him Go'

No official update on South African icon's condition

(Newser) - A day after Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital in "serious condition," South Africans kept vigil and awaited news of the anti-apartheid icon, even as a Sunday Times headline blared, "It's Time to Let Him Go"—a quote from a longtime friend. A presidential...

Mandela Hospitalized in Serious Condition

94-year-old has lung infection

(Newser) - Nelson Mandela is back in the hospital and listed in serious condition with a lung infection, reports the BBC . The 94-year-old had been battling the infection from home for days and was transferred to the hospital in Pretoria last night when his condition worsened. It's the third hospitalization for...

Pistorius Makes First Appearance Since February

Magistrate agrees to delay runner's murder trial until Aug. 19

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius was back in the public eye today for the first time since he was bailed in February on charges of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee Olympian appeared at a brief court hearing in Pretoria, where a magistrate agreed to a request from both the prosecution and defense...

Leaked Bloody Pics Shock Pistorius Family

Crime scene photos broadcast as court date looms

(Newser) - Days ahead of Oscar Pistorius' first court date since February, his family says they are "shaken" by leaked pictures of the bathroom where girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead. The photos obtained by Sky News ( which are here and graphic ) appear to show the blood-stained cubicle where...

Turtle Shells Predate Dinosaurs
 Turtle Shells Predate Dinosaurs 
study says
May 31, 2013 1:32 PM CDT

Turtle Shells Predate Dinosaurs

Research claims shell is 40 million years older than previously known

(Newser) - Turtles were crawling around in their body armor long before the time of the dinosaurs, or at least their ancestors were, according to new research found in Current Biology . Though it was previously believed the turtle shell began forming 220 million years ago, the study of an older ancestor—a...

One Pistorius Brother Is Off the Hook

Carl Pistorius acquitted yesterday of culpable homicide

(Newser) - One Pistorius brother is free of charges—acquitted yesterday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief as the magistrate ruled that the 28-year-old was not negligent and that Maria Barnard, 32, was driving her motorcycle excessively fast when...

Inside the Angry World of Oscar Pistorius
 The Angry World 
 of Oscar Pistorius 
'VANITY FAIR'
May 16, 2013 12:03 PM CDT

The Angry World of Oscar Pistorius

'Vanity Fair' profiles main players, night of killing, ahead of trial

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius returns to court next month for his murder trial, notes the Huffington Post , and anyone interested in the case should make a new Vanity Fair piece required reading. The article by Mark Seal doesn't have any bombshell revelations on the main question—did the amputee Olympian murder...

'Ocean's 11' Heist Hits Bieber Venue

Thieves chisel into stadium safe in latest wackiness to befall tour

(Newser) - The latest crazy headline to come out of Justin Bieber's world tour: Thieves broke into a South African stadium early Monday and stole $330,000 from the safe, which had quite a bit of cash in it thanks to a weekend Bieber concert, Time reports. Police think that's...

Nelson Mandela's Kids Fight to Control His Money

Daughters sue to oust directors of two companies

(Newser) - Nelson Mandela is out of the hospital and recuperating at home after his latest health scare, but that doesn't mean the fight over the 94-year-old's money can't begin in earnest. Daughters Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela have sued to oust the directors of two companies that pull in...

Mandela Released From Hospital

94-year-old was treated for pneumonia

(Newser) - Nelson Mandela is out of the hospital after being treated for pneumonia. A statement from the office of President Jacob Zuma says the 94-year-old Mandela was discharged today after a "sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition" and will receive care at his home. The former South African...

Pistorius' Bail Terms Eased, Will Be Able to Race Abroad

Judge says original restrictions were out of line

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius won his appeal to relax bail restrictions today, with the South African court saying the runner would be allowed to travel overseas for competitions while on bail, reports NBC News . "I find no reason why Pistorius should be forbidden from leaving (South Africa) if he's invited...

Mandela Again Hospitalized With Lung Infection

Second hospitalization this month for South African leader

(Newser) - Weeks after returning home from the hospital, Nelson Mandela was admitted again last night for a lung infection. South African president Jacob Zuma is calling on the world to offer its support to the 94-year-old icon, NBC News reports: "We appeal to the people of South Africa and the...

Pistorius' Brother Goes on Trial in Woman's Death

Carl Pistorius in court today over 2008 road death

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius' brother went on trial in a South African court today for the death of a woman in a road collision in 2008. Carl Pistorius, who faces a charge of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, wore a dark suit and was accompanied by his sister, Aimee. Oscar Pistorius was...

Pistorius Fights Bail Restrictions

Say he should keep his passports, along with the right to drink booze

(Newser) - Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius on Friday filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the Olympian, according to papers emailed to the AP by the Pistorius family today. His lawyers object to the following conditions as "unwarranted and not substantiated by the facts":
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Pistorius Is 'Broken,' Suicidal: Pal

Sprinter has to sell off his horses, is despondent

(Newser) - Faced with having to sell off his racehorses to pay for mounting legal bills in the death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius is despondent, a family friend tells the BBC in an upcoming special , as picked up by ITV . "I would say that, just speaking to him, that...

Mandela Leaves Hospital
 Mandela Leaves Hospital 
Mar 10, 2013 11:20 AM CDT

Mandela Leaves Hospital

94-year-old underwent 'successful' tests

(Newser) - Nelson Mandela left a hospital after "successful" medical tests and returned to his home in Johannesburg today, the spokesman for South Africa's president said. The former president and anti-apartheid leader was admitted yesterday to a hospital in Pretoria, the capital. "The doctors have completed the tests,"...

S. African Cops Charged in Gruesome Dragging Death

Protesters demand bail be denied to accused police

(Newser) - Nine South African police officers accused in the gruesome death of a Mozambican taxi driver late last month have been charged with murder, reports the BBC . Taxi driver Mido Macia was filmed being arrested on Feb. 26; the video shows police tying his hands to the back of a vehicle...

8 Cops Who Dragged Man From Truck Suspended

South Africa's Jacob Zuma: incident 'horrific' and 'unacceptable'

(Newser) - Eight South African police officers have been suspended after being caught on video dragging a man from the back of a pickup truck, Reuters reports. The station commander is set to be removed, a commissioner says. "We would like to assure the country and the world that what is...

S. African Cops Drag Man by Van, Face Murder Inquiry

Onlookers capture it on video

(Newser) - Police in South Africa have a reputation for using excessive force, but an official watchdog panel says it is still "shocked" by this footage: Witnesses captured video of officers in Daveyton tying a man to the back of a police van and dragging him down the street, reports AFP...

If Pistorius Is Telling Truth, He's Still a 'Dangerous Killer'

William Saletan: Actions begin to make sense when you consider he's violent, paranoid

(Newser) - So many parts of Oscar Pistorius' story of what happened the night he shot Reeva Steenkamp defy rational explanation that it's tough to give him the benefit of the doubt, writes William Saletan at Slate . (For one thing, Pistorius assumes it's a burglar in his high-security apartment, instead...

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