PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in cus tody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. Rugby-Waikato Chiefs 41 Otago Highlanders 27 - Super Rugby result
Feb 22 (Reuters) – Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand) beat Otago Highlanders (New Zealand) 41-27 (halftime 16-14) in a Super Rugby match in Dunedin on Friday. Scorers: Chiefs – Tries: Tim Nanai-Williams (2), Patrick Osborne, Asaeli Tikoirotuma; Conversions: Gareth Anscombe (3); Penalties: Anscombe (5) Highlanders – Tries: Ben Smith, Hosea Gear, Kade Poki; Conversions: Lima Sopoaga (3); Penalties: Sopoaga (2) (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)
Defence wants deposition of key witness in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. – Defence attorneys for the former neighbourhood watch leader accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin are seeking to obtain a deposition from a witness who says she was on the phone with the teenager before he was killed.
Authorities checking if wreck found is Missoni plane: report
ROME (Reuters) – Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion ex ecutive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news wire Ansa reported on Friday, citing local sources. Missoni, the eldest son of the founders of the Missoni fashion house, disappeared with his wife and four others when their plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela in early January. … India allows Italian marines, charged with murder, home for elections
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of India to return home to vote in this month's general election. The two sailors, members of a military security team protecting a cargo ship from pirate attacks, are accused of shooting the fishermen they say they mistook for pirates off the southern state of Kerala in February last year, sparking a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Rome. … Prosecution to wrap up arguments as Oscar Pistorius bail hearing nears decision
PRETORIA, South Africa – A magistrate may rule Friday in Oscar Pistorius’ bail hearing, deciding if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp.
Italy vote may bring opposite of what country needs
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi's resurgence and the rise of a foul-mouthed populist comedian have thrown Italy� 39;s weekend election wide open, with deep uncertainty over whether the poll can produce the strong government the country needs. Italy, the euro zone's third-biggest economy, is deep in its longest recession for 20 years. Successive governments have failed to revive an economy stagnant for two decades. … 
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