South African prosecutors can appeal Oscar Pistorius manslaughter conviction

Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius isn't out of the woods. On Wednesday, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled that prosecutors in Pretoria can appeal his relatively light culpable homicide (i.e. manslaughter) conviction to the Supreme Court of Appeal. The prosecutors had argued that Masipa had misinterpreted a "questions of law" in the athlete's trial for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, and they want to try him again for murder. "This might have a practical effect on the conviction," Masipa said.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.