Feb
20

Pistorius prosecution: Error in "testosterone" testimony

PRETORIA, South AfricaThe investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius murder case made an error in his court testimony Wednesday when he identified a substance found in the athlete's bedroom as testosterone, the national prosecutor said. Medupe Simasiku, the spokesman for South Africa's National Prosecution Agency, told The Associated Press that it was too early to identify the substance as it was...
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Arias Can't Remember Gory Death of Ex-Boyfriend

Accused murderer Jodi Arias told an Arizona jury today that her ex-boyfriend became enraged when she dropped his new camera, body slammed her to a tile floor and threatened to kill her, and in the frantic struggle that followed she remembers a gun being fired accidentally but does not remember stabbing him.Her version of Travis Alexander's death was the culmination of more than...
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Feb
19

How can U.S. deal with cyber war?

Michael Hayden says lack of domestic agreement is driving U.S. to take the offense on cyber attacks.STORY HIGHLIGHTSObama administration beefing up effort to counter cyberattacksMichael Hayden says emphasis is on striking first, as the U.S. does with drone attacksEx-CIA director says drone policy reflects lack of consensus on handling prisonersHayden: Is killing terrorists preferred because of division...
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Apple hit by hackers

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the California company's system but evidently failed to steal any data.The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers said it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series of recent cyber attacks on US technology firms."The malware was employed...
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Pistorius: 'She died in my arms'

STORY HIGHLIGHTSOscar Pistorius paints a detailed picture of his version of his girlfriend's death"I had no intention to kill my girlfriend," he says in the statement"We were deeply in love and couldn't be happier," he saidProsecutors dispute Pistorius' version, say he meant to kill herPretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- It was the middle of the night, Oscar Pistorius says, and he thought an intruder...
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Pistorius' account of shooting, in his own words

Oscar Pistorius, the famed double amputee South African Olympian, has been charged by prosecutors with intentionally murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home. Play VideoPistorius: I thought girlfriend was a burglarHe has said it was an accident, that he mistook her for a burglar when he fired several rounds through a locked bathroom door with a 9mm pistol. When a judge ruled...
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Jodi Arias Emails Claim Ex Threatened 'Revenge'

Accused killer Jodi Arias described today a barrage of threatening text messages sent by her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in which he told her he would exact "revenge" on her soon.The messages show a growing discord between the pair in April 2008, less than two months before Arias killed Alexander in a bloody attack that she claims was self-defense."Do not call back," Alexander...
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Feb
18

Borneo tension linked to rebel deal

STORY HIGHLIGHTSMore than 100 Filipinos arrived by boat on the Malaysian coast last weekThey say they represent a sultanate that once ruled the areaThe move seems to be a response to a recent peace deal in the PhilippinesThe leaders of the sultanate appear to have felt left out of the accord, an expert says(CNN) -- The peculiar standoff on Borneo between Malaysian security forces and a group of men...
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Football: Di Canio resigns after deadline passes

LONDON: Colourful Italian coach Paolo di Canio resigned as manager of financially-troubled English League One side Swindon on Monday after the Football League failed to grant approval to the prospective new owners of the club by a deadline he had imposed.The 44-year-old former AC Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Celtic striker had been incensed earlier this month after the club's best player...
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Pistorius' girlfriend was alive after shooting, official says

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Detectives are examining role of a blood-stained cricket bat, newspaper reportsRunner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in model Reeva Steenkamp's deathSteenkamp was still alive when Pistorius carried her downstairs, an official saysPretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Model Reeva Steenkamp was shot four times through the bathroom door at the home of Olympian Oscar Pistorius,...
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