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Today's news (15 February): South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has broken down in court sobbing today after prosecutors said they would pursue a "premeditated murder" charge over the death of his girlfriend.

An application for bail was postponed until next Tuesday and Mr Pistorius, 26, will remain in police custody not in prison as would normally be the case.

Update: Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend and will appear in a Pretoria court on Friday, police have confirmed.

Earlier news: Local media in Pretoria have...

Three people, including the gunman, have been shot dead at a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware.

According to Yahoo News Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams said in a telephone interview on Monday that the shooter was killed by police. Williams says he was told the shooter shot and killed his wife and another woman, and wounded at least one other at approximately 8.10am. Williams says the couple were estranged.

Reports suggest that at least two other people were injured in the incident, their condition is so far unknown.

According to reports on social media a large...

A large tornado struck Hattiesburg, Mississippi around 5pm on Sunday, leaving 10 injured, according to local media.

There were numerous reports of severe damage to buildings, structures, and what appears to be a direct hit through the University of Southern Mississippi. (NewsPoint)

Blizzard Nemo has hit the North East Coast of The U.S. burying the roads in over thirty inches of snow in some places.

The first casualty of the severe weather conditions, a 74-year-old man, has died in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was hit by an 18-year-old driver, who lost control of his vehicle due to snow and hit the pedestrian who was walking on the side of the road.

It is reported that New England is the state that has been the worst hit. (NewsPoint)