Christopher Torchia

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File - In this file photo taken on Monday, Aug, 19, 2013, Oscar Pistorius, the celebrated athlete who became a murder suspect, said Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 that he is consumed by grief on the first anniversary of the day that he fatally shot his girlfriend in his home. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Pistorius says he mourns for girlfriend he killed

Christopher Torchia · February 14, 2014 3:52 pm

Ruling party African National Congress, supporters carry rocks and stones as they attempt confronting Democratic Alliance members, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The skirmish happened Wednesday after followers of the opposition Democratic Alliance marched near the headquarters of the African National Congress, which has dominated politics since the end of white minority rule in 1994. (AP Photo)

Bricks thrown at political rally in South Africa

Christopher Torchia · February 12, 2014 3:18 pm

FILE - In this, Saturday, May 9, 2009 file photo, South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela smiles as newly appointed President Jacob Zuma makes his speech during his Inauguration in Pretoria, South Africa. The families of two women who have sought to be recognized as children of Nelson Mandela have contacted the executors of the will of the anti-apartheid leader, but are not seeking money, a lawyer said Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool, File)

South Africa issues Nelson Mandela stamp

Christopher Torchia · February 11, 2014 2:41 pm

Lawyer: 2 women alleged to be Mandela’s daughters

Christopher Torchia · February 10, 2014 5:21 pm

FILE - In this photo taken Wednesday April 25, 2012, chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall holds a monkey doll she carries with her wherever she travels, in Pasadena, Calif. Jane Goodall, who turns 80 in 2014, knows how to work a crowd. In a packed auditorium, the elegant primatologist from Britain whooped like the chimpanzees she first studied in Tanzania in the early 1960s. She hugged an academic just like, she said, chimps do. She talked about her crush, as a "romantic little 10-year-old," on Tarzan, the fictional figure raised by apes. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Jane Goodall, primatologist and frequent flyer

Christopher Torchia · February 10, 2014 2:09 pm

South Africa: President’s son tied to fatal crash

South Africa: President’s son tied to fatal crash

Christopher Torchia · February 9, 2014 1:00 pm

Police officers stand on guard as residents protest at Zithobile in Bronkhorstspruit, near Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Demonstrators set several buildings, including a clinic, on fire on Wednesday in the Bronkhorstspruit district, east of the capital, Pretoria, to protest what they say are high electricity prices. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa to hold elections May 7

Christopher Torchia · February 7, 2014 3:40 pm

South Africa: 8 miners die in underground fire

South Africa: 8 miners die in underground fire

Christopher Torchia · February 6, 2014 11:00 am

South African protesters burn buildings

South African protesters burn buildings

Christopher Torchia · February 5, 2014 3:11 pm

South Africa: Mandela’s will worth $4.1 million

Christopher Torchia · February 3, 2014 4:41 pm

South African anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele, left, greets Helen Zille, right, the head of the South African Democratic Alliance political party during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. The former anti-apartheid activist who was close to Steve Biko and was a World Bank executive merged her party Tuesday with South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and will be its presidential candidate, challenging the ruling African National Congress whose popularity has eroded amid corruption scandals and other problems. (AP Photo/ Nardus Engelbrecht)

South African opposition coalition splits

Christopher Torchia · February 2, 2014 7:53 pm

South African anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele, left, greets Helen Zille, right, the head of the South African Democratic Alliance political party during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. The former anti-apartheid activist who was close to Steve Biko and was a World Bank executive merged her party Tuesday with South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and will be its presidential candidate, challenging the ruling African National Congress whose popularity has eroded amid corruption scandals and other problems. (AP Photo/ Nardus Engelbrecht)

South African opposition groups merge

Christopher Torchia · January 28, 2014 5:19 pm