Oscar Pistorius granted freedom to travel by South African court

Johannesburg, South Africa (Thu, Mar 28) – Reported by madn3wz 

Oscar Pistorius granted freedom to travel by South African court

Breaking News: Oscar Pistorius has reportedly won his appeal over bail restrictions in connection with traveling aborad and his passport is returned back to him by court. 

South African media reported that the appeal of Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing her model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, against his bail conditions is successful and Pistorius cleared to compete internationally by South African court. 

It was earlier reported that the lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have appealed against some of his bail restrictions on Thursday, saying the “blade Runner” might ultimately need to return to track competition to earn money. Pistorius’ lawyers argue that he should be permitted to leave the country with written permission. 

They also say that forcing him to report regularly to a police station and a ban on him consuming alcohol, among other conditions, are "unwarranted". 

 According to further details, a South African court’s judge today cleared the athlete for international travel, easing stringent bail conditions imposed on him for killing his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. 

 “I find that the magistrate’s decision not to grant the appellant his passport to travel abroad was wrong,” Judge Bert Bam told the High Court in Pretoria.

He will also be allowed to return to his home in Pretoria, where Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed.

He denies murdering the 29-year-old, saying he mistook her for an intruder.

In the hearing at Pretoria's High Court, Mr Pistorius also sought an end to supervision by a probation officer and compulsory drug and alcohol testing.

New Zealand Batsman Jesse Ryder in intensive care of Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, New Zealand (Thu, Mar 28) – Reported by madn3wz

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder in intensive care of Christchurch Hospital

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is reported to be in coma after being brutally assaulted by some unidentified persons on Thursday night. Ryder was admitted to Christchurch Hospital in the wee hours today having suffered multiple injuries including a fractured skull.

According to details; the 28-year-old Ryder was involved in a brawl with up to three persons outside Aikmans bar in the suburb of Christchurch shortly after 12.30am local time. He was then battered by one of the group who followed him towards the car park of a nearby McDonald's.

"The hospital advise that Jesse is in a critical condition," Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer said. "He is in an induced coma as a result of suffering multiple injuries.

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Photos/Pics: Reeva Steenkamp Funeral -- Service held at Victoria Park Crematorium on Tuesday Morning

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Tue, Feb. 19) – Reported by madn3wz

Photos/Pics: Reeva Steenkamp Funeral -- Service held at Victoria Park Crematorium on Tuesday Morning

Slain South African model Reeva Steenkamp’s funeral service held on Tuesday morning in her hometown, Port Elizabeth after the coffin of 29-year-old Reeva’s was carried by Doves Funeral Services into the chapel at the Victoria Park Crematorium.

A large number of media persons were gathered outside the crematorium, which is in the Eastern Cape, from early on Tuesday morning. The family has requested the media to respect the privacy.

The coffin, wrapped in a white cloth with an arrangement of white flowers on it, was carried to Victoria Park Crematorium by a black Mercedes-Benz at a side entrance then the attendees and staff of Doves Funeral Services brought the coffin in by hand.

"We want to remember her goodness," said Adam Steenkamp, Reeva’s brother, just ahead of funeral service of his sister later on the day. The family wanted to remember Reeva and ''all the goodness that she stood for, '' Adam said further.

Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became a sporting hero to millions when he competed at the Olympics last year, has been charged with killing Steenkamp and will appear in a Pretoria court on Tuesday for a bail hearing.

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"Single self-inflicted gunshot" caused Mindy McCready death: Police

US country singer Mindy McCready has been found dead in her apartment in circumstances which pointing towards an apparent suicide by the troubled singer. She was just 37.

"Single self-inflicted gunshot" caused Mindy McCready death: Police

According to official statement from police deaprtment; McCready's body was found on the porch of a house in Heber Springs, Arkansas, at 3.58pm Sunday. She was declared dead at the scene "from what appears to be a single self-inflicted gunshot wound," the in a statement. Officers were dispatched to the area after reports of shots being fired.

The troubled singer had attempted to take her own life twice before and was known to have problems with prescription drugs and alcohol.

Just last month David Wilson, McCready’s boyfriend and the father of her 9-month-old son Zayne, was found dead on the same porch where McCready's body was found. His death also was investigated as a suicide.

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Reeva Steenkamp Murder Updates: Funeral on Tuesday, while Police Found Bloodied Bat in Pistorius Home

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Sun, Feb. 17) – Reported by madn3wz

Reeva Steenkamp Murder Updates: Funeral on Tuesday, while Police Found Bloodied Bat in Pistorius Home

Funeral of murdered South African model Reeva Steenkamp is announced on Tuesday, five days after her mysterious death, after her body returned her hometown of Port Elizabeth, a city on South Africa’s southern coast. The funeral will be a private affair, Reeva’s family said in a statement today.

The South African model was killed on Thursday at the home of her boyfriend, Olympic and Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius also dubbed as “Blade Runner”.

The father of Reeva Steenkamp said "there is no hatred in our hearts" over her death, according to the Mail on Sunday. Oscar Pistorius' father said he had acted "on instinct" as his girlfriend was shot, according to the Sunday Telegraph.

Police has found a bloodied bat at Pistorious home and according to South Africa's City Press police are investigating a number of scenarios involving the bat, one of which being that Oscar Pistorius used it as a weapon to viciously beat his former girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, before shooting her to death.

Pistorius was charged with her murder and is expected to make a second court appearance on Tuesday - the same day as the funeral - for the start of his bail hearing. He remains in custody in a police station in Pretoria ahead of that hearing.

The 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp was seen laughing and smiling on South African television Saturday night after national broadcaster SABC chose to air the first episode of Tropika Island of Treasure, a pre-recorded game show in which she appeared.

Exlusive Photos: Unification Church's First Mass Wedding Since Sun Myung Moon's Death

GAPYEONG, South Korea (Sun, Feb 17) — About 3500 couples tied their wedding knots Sunday in South Korea in the first mass wedding organized by the Unification Church on Sunday - the first since the death of their "messiah" and controversial church founder Sun Myung Moon.

 Unification Church's First Mass Wedding Since Sun Myung Moon's Death

It was certainly an awesome event participated by thousands of identically-dressed couples - many of mixed nationality who had met just days before - taking part in the ceremony in Gapyeong, north-east of the capital, Seoul.

The event was not only participated by followers- often known as "Moonies" – inside South Korea; but more than 24,000 members were also married in other countries via video link.

Sunday's event carried a special resonance, with Moon's 70-year-old widow Hak Ja Han presiding for the first time without her husband who died in September last year because of complications from pneumonia. An estimated 30,000 people attended the 92-year-old's funeral.

The church's mass weddings began in the early 1960s and originally involved just a few dozen couples. Over the years they grew in size and attracted international media attention.

In 1997, some 30,000 couples were married in Washington. and two years later around 21,000 filled the Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

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UK: Fourth SARS-Like-Virus Infected Case Confirmed, Third from a Single Family

LONDON (Sat, Feb. 16) – Reported by madn3wz

The number of confirmed cases worldwide reach to 12 with yet another person in UK has been infected by new potentially deadly SARS-like virus. The person is the third victim from the same family, while this is the fourth case as a whole emerged in Britain.  

UK: Fourth SARS-Like-Virus Infected Case Confirmed, Third from a Single Family

In September last year, a 49-year-old Qatari national was treated at a London hospital in September for the virus. Five people have died of the virus, according to the HPA — three in Saudi Arabia and two in Jordan.

The latest person infected with novel coronavirus, also known as NCoV, was a relative of two other cases revealed earlier this week, who were admitted to intensive care units (ICU’s) at two British hospitals; Britain’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) said in a statement.

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