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Independent Online
BMF: corruption biggest threat to SA
Independent Online
“The BMF continues to believe that corruption is the single biggest threat to this democracy; it steals from the poor, affects them disproportionately, (and) disadvantages wholesome companies and government, as the service often doesn't even get ...

He is a South African sports icon whose Olympic debut with artificial legs inspired the world and earned him the nickname "Blade Runner."

New York Daily News
Brutal 1978 murder of California girl, 15, to be re-investigated
New York Daily News
The unsolved brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl who was beaten and strangled on a California beach almost 35 years ago is set to be re-investigated. Cops are ordering new DNA tests to re-analyse the 1978 death of Barbara Nantais, who was attacked and ...

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Oscar Pistorius Murder Charges: Is He Capable of Killing?
ABC News
Oscar Pistorius Murder Charges: Is He Capable of Killing? Dan Abrams and Michael Sokolove discuss the Olympic runner charged with his girlfriend's murder. 03:32 | 02/15/2013. Related Links: Watch: Oscar Pistorius Charged in Shooting Death of Girlfriend ...

Christian Science Monitor
Kenyan court clears Kenyatta for presidential bid, despite war crime charges
Christian Science Monitor
Kenya's high court ruled today that former finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta is eligible to run for the presidency next month, despite claims that he is ineligible due to charges of crimes against humanity. On March 4, Kenya will hold its first ...

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish police say "a considerable amount" of cocaine has washed ashore along the Scandinavian country's North Sea coast but they will not... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Adam Lanza had a sensory disorder that impeded his ability to process the world around him, a Hartford Courant journalist tells NPR . His Sensory Integration Disorder diagnosis meant "he wasn't able to guide touch and smell and sight," Alaine Griffin says. "He wasn't able to ... process things to do with...

TIME
Details Emerge of Girlfriend Murder Case Against 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius
TIME
At Pretoria Magistrates Court, prosecutors told chief magistrate Desmond Nair they would argue that Pistorius committed “premeditated murder” on Feb. 14 at his home in the South African capital. In the dock, Pistorius, dressed in a dark grey suit and ...

PHILADELPHIA — A 19-year-old daycare worker was charged in the abduction of a 5-year-old girl from her Philadelphia elementary school, an arrest aided by the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Film noir on DVD: George Raft leads crime-thriller pack
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
And not every '50s crime thriller is a film noir. "Film Noir Collection Volume 1" isn't the first DVD set to stretch the definition, but there is much underworld drama and action to savor in this five-film set. "Criminal Lawyer" (1951) stars Pat O ...

Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears in court today as he was formally charged with the murder of his model girlfriend.

The Paralympic superstar held his head in his hands as one count of murder was read out to him in Pretoria Magistrates' Court this morning.

He did not enter a plea to the charge that he killed FHM cover girl Reeva Steenkamp, 29, in the early hours of Valentine's Day, but his family and management company later said he disputed the allegation 'in the strongest terms'.

Prosecutors told the court they would argue it was pre-meditated murder, a more serious charge than murder which carries a mandatory life sentence.

Overcome with emotion, Pistorius was comforted by his father, brother and sister as gasps were heard throughout the packed courtroom.

The hearing came as a picture emerged of the weapon, believed to be a 9amm pistol, allegedly used in the killing. It was seen in a clear plastic bag being carried by a police officer.

According to media reports in South Africa this morning, security guards at the complex found Pistorius by Steenkamp's body in the bathroom after she had been shot four times through the door.  More

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Iraqi oil workers protest rampant corruption
Al-Arabiya
Iraq/Basra. Hundreds of works from different Iraqi oil fields staged protests in front of the South Oil Company in Basra, the country's economic capital and one of its major cities, calling for the expulsion of corrupt employees. Security personnel at ...

Arabs Riot Exploding Outside Jail and Across Judea and Samaria
The Jewish Press
An IDF spokeswoman said forces were responding to 200 stone-throwing Arabs with riot dispersal means. PA MP Mustafa Barghouthi, Arab MK Ahmad Tibi and Islamic Movement in Israel leader Shiekh Raed Salah attended Friday prayers outside the jail.

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Arab Riots Exploding Outside Jail and Across Judea and Samaria
The Jewish Press
An IDF spokeswoman said forces were responding to 200 stone-throwing Arabs with riot dispersal means. PA MP Mustafa Barghouthi, Arab MK Ahmad Tibi and Islamic Movement in Israel leader Shiekh Raed Salah attended Friday prayers outside the jail.

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Sugar Land may be one of the safest cities in America, but that doesn't mean the Texas town's police chief doesn't see his share of action.

Two teens allegedly burglarized a home that turned out to be Sugar Land Police Chief Doug Brinkley's house just days after the fair city was ranked among the country's safest.

"They just chose my house," Brinkley, 48, told The Huffington Post. "I wouldn't want to see them end in prison for the rest of their lives, but unfortunable that's where they're heading with behavior like this,"

Brinkley was a mere five blocks away when Conner Hinton, 17, and Taylor Nuttal, 17, had their unfortunate encounter with the chief's home alarm system. Authorities arrested Hinton and Nuttal, and the unlucky pair eventually confessed, Brinkley said.  More

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Daily Caller
Finmeccanica chairman resigns after arrest in corruption scandal
Reuters
MILAN (Reuters) - Giuseppe Orsi, the chairman of Italian air defense group Finmeccanica who was arrested this week over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal, has resigned his position, Orsi's lawyer said on Friday. Orsi has also tendered his ...
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NPR (blog)
'Blade Runner' Pistorius In Tears As Murder Charge Is Filed
NPR (blog)
According to the wire service: "The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic superstar stood with head bowed in front of magistrate Desmond Nair to hear the murder charge read out, then started sobbing, covering his face with his hands." South Africa's News ...

Pistorius weeps in court; prosecutors to seek premeditated murder charge
CNN
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- South African sports icon Oscar Pistorius broke into tears Friday when a judge officially charged him with killing his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. A grim-faced Pistorius, dressed in a dark suit, shook uncontrollably ...

CBC.ca
'Mr. Sidewalk' to testify at Quebec corruption commission
CBC.ca
Entrepreneur Nicolo Milioto, who was caught on surveillance footage taking out wads of cash stuffed in his socks, is scheduled to testify next week in front of Quebec's corruption commission. Milioto, who is the former president of Mivela Construction ...

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Link Riot: Fun With the 'Die Hard' Title Generator
NextMovie (blog)
Link Riot: Fun With the 'Die Hard' Title Generator. By NextMovie Staff | Feb 15, 2013 | 7:00 AM. A Good Day to Die Hard. • "Funny or Die Hard." "Die Hard Rock Cafe." Playing with the "Die Hard" sequel title generator is more fun than watching "A Good ...

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