"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.

Olympic and Paralympic star "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was charged with murder after his girlfriend was shot dead at his South Africa home, NBC News reported. South African Police spokeswoman ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine’s Day slaying of his girlfriend at his upscale home in South Africa ...