Oscar Pistorius set to
go back to jail after appeal court's murder verdict
South Africa’s supreme court of appeal has
found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder, marking another dramatic day
in a case that has gripped the world from the moment news first broke of Reeva
Steenkamp’s death. Pistorius’s sentence will now be revised at the Pretoria high
court, although no dates for this have been announced, and the Olympic and
Paralympic athlete is expected to return to jail.
Britain carries out first Syria airstrikes after MPs approve action
against Isis
Britain has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria, hours after
MPs voted overwhelmingly to authorise military action.The RAF jets carry a
range of munitions including Paveway IV guided bombs and precision-guided
Brimstone missiles. The strikes were focused on six targets in an
Isis-controlled oilfield in eastern Syria, the BBC reported. The British
defence secretary, Michael Fallon, confirmed that eight more jets – two
Tornados and six Typhoons – were being sent to Akrotiri to join the attacks.
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