Yemeni troops shot dead a southern separatist in clashes that erupted when activists blocked roads during a protest in the main port city of Aden, medics and activists said.

The mother of a British teenager who was raped and left to die on a Goa beach five years ago has blasted India's "rubbish" legal system over the stalled trial into her daughter's death.

The family of Olympic "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius will gather to meet him on Saturday, a day after his release on bail pending a murder trial over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.

South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was freed on stringent bail terms Friday to await trial for killing his model girlfriend, a victory in the first of many legal battles that lie ahead for the sprinter.

South African Paralympic icon Oscar Pistorius was freed on bail on Friday, pending a high-profile trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

India's Supreme Court ruled Friday that two Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen while guarding an oil tanker could return home to cast their votes in upcoming national elections.

Paralympic icon Oscar Pistorius was granted bail by a South African magistrate on Friday, pending a high-profile trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Texas executed Thursday a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by throwing gasoline on her and setting her on fire, after the US Supreme Court denied his last appeal, prison authorities said.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, sobbed as a magistrate started reading out a ruling on his bail application Friday.

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki tasked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh on Friday with forming a new government after Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned amid a major political crisis.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, is likely to flee as he knows a long prison term is "almost guaranteed", prosecutors argued Friday, as a judge prepared to decide whether to release the star sprinter on bail.

Pretoria Magistrate Desmond Nair announced on Friday that he will rule on Oscar Pistorius's bail application around 2:30 pm (1230 GMT), on the fourth day of court arguments.

Pakistan's top judge reprimanded airport security agencies on Friday after a wealthy murder suspect managed to flee abroad, warning that lax procedures could allow terrorists to escape.

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, returned to the dock Friday hoping to secure bail after three days of hearings saw the prosecution's case seriously undermined.

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, arrived in court Friday hoping to secure bail after three days of hearings saw the prosecution's case seriously undermined.

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, facing trial for having shot dead his girlfriend, hopes to secure bail Friday as prosecutors struggled to regain lost ground after the replacement of the lead officer in the investigation.

They're both murder cases involving high-profile athletes, so it's inevitable that comparisons will be drawn between South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius and American O.J. Simpson.

South African police named its top detective to take over the Oscar Pistorius case Thursday after it emerged the officer who had been leading the investigation faces attempted murder charges.

The lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius investigation faces seven charges of attempted murder, South African police revealed Thursday, leaving the prosecution case against the star sprinter in tatters.

Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said Thursday as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.