Pistorius case appeal set for November
AN appeal by South African prosecutors to try to increase the severity of Oscar Pistorius' conviction and sentence will be heard in November.
AN appeal by South African prosecutors to try to increase the severity of Oscar Pistorius's conviction and sentence for killing his model girlfriend will be heard in November.
THE 28-year-old double-amputee sprinter was found guilty last year of culpable homicide - a charge similar to manslaughter - and sentenced to five years in prison for shooting model and TV presenter Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.
Major update as Giuffre leaves hospital
Virginia Giuffre did not appear in court on Wednesday, where she faces a charge of breaching a DV order, after being released from hospital following a bus crash.
Wild scenes as massive inferno rages in Paris
A massive inferno has torn through a building in Paris, leaving thick black smoke smothering the city.
Aussie mum suspected murdered overseas
Australian Federal Police officers travelled to Bangladesh amid a probe into the suspected murder of a young Queensland mother.