"South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears on Friday after he was charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend in his Pretoria house," Reuters reports from Pretoria.

Oscar Pistorius gestures at the end of the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a ...

Olympic "Blade-Runner" sensation Oscar Pistorius disputed murder charge. PRETORIA, South Africa Feb. 15, 2013— -- Oscar Pistorius denied in the "strongest terms" that he murdered his girlfriend ...

Pistorius, whose lower legs were amputated when he was a baby but who went on to become a global sporting hero, is not expected to attend Thursday's court session in Bloemfontein, some 400 km (250 ...

Some rights groups have said Pistorius, a wealthy white man and international celebrity, has received preferential treatment compared to others without his status or wealth. Dressed in a dark suit, ...

PRETORIA, South Africa | Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, is due to appear in court on Friday on charges ...