The prime reason for the distinction is that the defence claims that Pistorius thought there was an intruder [in his house] and that his and [Reeva] Steenkamp's lives were in danger. File photo. Image by: POOL / REUTERS ...

Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, has made vast swathes of its library free to use, in an effort to combat piracy. Millions of images - including famous shots of Marilyn Monroe and Barack Obama - will now be available without cost to blogs and ...

According to People magazine, Kardashian and her fiancé, Kanye West, have settled on May 24 as their wedding date. The nuptials will be held in Paris, France, as Kardashian's previously indicated. The couple are also reportedly planning to keep this event ...

Last night Saadi Qaddafi, the son of the late Libyan dictator, reluctantly boarded a plane in Niger and flew home to Tripoli, reportedly in the custody of Libyan security agents. His extradition is both an achievement and a challenge for Libya, three years after ...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya's 2011 revolution, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there. Saadi, who had a brief ...

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CAIRO — The Libyan government yesterday said that Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, had been handed over by Niger and is now in a prison in the capital Tripoli. Saadi, Gaddafi's third son, took refuge in neighbouring Niger after a ...

image TRIPOLI: Saadi Qadhafi, the playboy son of dead dictator Moamer who has been turned over by Niger to Libya, had been off the radar since fleeing across the desert in 2011. On August 21 that year, Saadi had said during the uprising against his father ...

The World Health Organisation has warned that the average adult's daily sugar consumption should be halved to six teaspoons of "free" sugar to help reduce health problems such as obesity and tooth decay. The WHO suggests children should consume ...

Getty Images has launched an embed tool, making millions of its images available to consumers for use on blogs, social media channels and websites. The American stock photo company said it will provide people with an easy and legal way to use their ...

Mesut Ozil's woes continue as the Arsenal man was booed by Germany fans in a friendly against Chile. The home side picked up a 1-0 win in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, home of Bundesliga club Stuttgart, with Ozil setting up Mario Gotze for the goal. But the ...

KERCH, Ukraine (Reuters) - Holed up on their bases, Ukraine's besieged servicemen and the Russians surrounding them in Crimea are locked in a standoff that at times is tense and at others surreal. Almost a week after Russian forces began their swift and ...

Gene editing pioneer Carl June at the University of Pennsylvania is back in the headlines. The academic investigator--heralded for his work on a gene editing technique now being tested for cancer--led a team of scientists who successfully used zinc finger ...

One of the first people on the scene after Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp told a court on Thursday he feared the South African Olympic and Paralympic star, who is on trial for murder, might kill himself with the same gun. Testifying on the fourth ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia lifts emergency law in place since uprising that overthrew dictatorship in 2011. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. U.S. Secretary of ...

Sometimes the MTV Movie Awards are just like the Oscars, like this year when movies like American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street find themselves leading the pack with eight nominations apiece, and major stars such as Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo ...

A heart-warming gesture by Brazil striker Neymar showed that some footballers actually do care about the fans. After the World Cup hosts had beaten South Africa 5-0 in a friendly on Wednesday night, a young fan – believed to be just seven years old ...

India focused mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources today appointed Tom Albanese as its new chief executive from April 1. The former head of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plc will replace Mahendra Singh Mehta, the CEO of both Vedanta ...

Tripoli — Saadi Kadhafi, the playboy son of dead dictator Moamer turned over by Niger to Libya, had been off the radar since fleeing across the desert in 2011. On August 21 that year, one day after rebels killed his fallen strongman father and brother ...

The European Union on Thursday froze the assets of ousted Ukraine leader Viktor Yanukovych, ex-premier Mykola Azarov and 16 former ministers, businessmen and security chiefs, all on grounds of fraud. PHOTOS. Visitors walk in front of the Mezhygirya, the ...