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  • In this file photo taken Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, when Pistorius was indicted on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition for the shooting death of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. Oscar Pistorius' lawyers are working with a team of American forensic specialists to help prepare the double-amputee Olympian's defense, and likely counter any evidence given by the nearly 50 police officers.

    Forensic experts working for Oscar Pistorius have visited the double-amputee Olympian's upscale villa where he shot and killed his girlfriend.

    LAST UPDATE : Oct 03, 2013, 11:33 AM EDT
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  • PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 19: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius (R) prays with his brother Carl Pistorius and his sister Aimee Pistorius prior to his indictment hearing in Pretoria Magistrates Court on August 19, 2013. Pistorius, 26 is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp which Pistorius denies claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder. The indictment was served and the trial date of March 3, 2024 has now been set.

    Oscar Pistorius' lawyers are working with a team of American forensic specialists to help prepare the double-amputee Olympian's defense.

    LAST UPDATE : Oct 01, 2013, 1:36 PM EDT
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  • The cohesion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will face its biggest test in 2014.

    The cohesion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will face its biggest test in 2014.

    Published Date : Sep 24, 2013, 1:35 PM EDT
  • The Ellis Park tennis stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The gold paint on the winners' boards at the Ellis Park tennis stadium sparkles with names of the tennis greats like Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King and many more, yet an air of neglect now cloaks the clubhouse, and dust coats the counter of "The Tennis Bar". Ellis Park was once the temple of South African tennis under white minority rule, with a celebrity-studded list of players on the internation

    The complex named after Ashe in the Soweto area of Johannesburg hosts a lower-tier tournament for professionals.

    LAST UPDATE : Sep 11, 2013, 10:35 AM EDT
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  • Venus Williams (bottom) serves during an exhibition match against her sister Serena at The Ellis Park Indoor Arena, in Johannesburg on November 4, 2012. Serena won 6-3 6-4, in a match part of the 'Breaking The Mould' initiative for woman's empowerment.

    The decline of Ellis Park tennis stadium in Johannesburg mirrors the challenges that tennis faces in South Africa

    LAST UPDATE : Sep 10, 2013, 12:27 PM EDT
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