Here's the latest news for Saturday, Feb. 16: Deadly blast in Pakistan; Russia repairs from meteor blast; Pistorius family
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defends sprinter; Austerity marches in Europe.
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This is A-P News Minute.Police in Pakistan say more than 60 people have been killed in a bombing in the southern part of the country.The blast hit a vegetable market and injured another 180.The rush is on to repair windows and walls in Russia where the blast from a meteor damaged more than four thousand buildings.Temperatures there are well below freezing leaving many exposed to the elements.Oscar Pistorius' family says the double-amputee sprinter is "numb with shock, as well as grief" over the shooting death of his girlfriend.They also strongly refute any murder charges against him.They're marching again in Europe.Thousands have taken to the streets in madrid and Lisbon to protest against harsh austerity measures introduced by their governments in an attempt to control their debts. ___ ___, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
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