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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Pistorius' brother charged with homicide

VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The older brother of South African Olympic runner and shooting suspect Oscar Pistorius has been charged in the death of a motorcyclist, officials said. Carl Pistorius was charged with culpable homicide for the 2010 of a female motorcyclist, African... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Vatican charges media spreading gossip

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Vatican officials say media are spreading gossip about "money, sex and power" in the Catholic Church to boost profits and influence the election of a new pope. Italian media reports this week suggested the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is due in part to the alleged... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Medvedev meets with Castro in Cuba

HAVANA, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Havana Friday, Cuban media reported. The Cuban state news agency Prensa Latina said the two met in a "fraternal and friendly atmosphere," and signed "important agreements between the two... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Actor Lou Myers dead at 67

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- West Virginia-born actor Lou Myers, who played Mr. Gaines on U.S. sitcom "A Different World," died in Charleston Tuesday at the age of 67. Myers appeared in 1998's "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and 2001's "The Wedding Planner" and was an accomplished piano... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Prosecutors urge Pistorius be denied bail

PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing his girlfriend at his South African home, is a flight risk and should be denied bail, prosecutors said. During a bail hearing in a Pretoria courtroom Wednesday, prosecutors offered testimony that Pistorius... Sign in to see full entry.

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